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“Although this has been a hard decision, we believe it provides us with the best opportunity for success on the pitch”, the club said in a statement.

Coaching Liverpool is not easy nowadays.

After a moribund conclusion to the previous campaign, the writing was on the wall for Rodgers and Liverpool’s fortunes were not deemed to have improved sufficiently for owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) to stand by their man.

The Reds, now sat 10th in the Premier League after a substandard start to the campaign, have identified the German as their ideal successor – though Carlo Ancelotti and Frank de Boer are other candidates under consideration.

Brendan Rodgers has been sacked by Liverpool.