Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes that Brendan Rodgers' sacking had been long time coming after a poor start to the side's domestic season.

The 42-year-old manager was sacked by the Reds yesterday after his side played out a 1-1 draw against their bitter rivals Everton at Goodison Park, a result that saw the side being pushed down to tenth spot in the league table after eight matches.




The result was not just a one off performance with the pressure having been piling up on the Northern Irishman following spending over a third of a billion pound on players since his arrival in 2012, with only one top four finish and no silverware behind his name during his three-year stint.

According to the former Liverpool skipper, it would have been better if the sacking happened during the summer. However, the Liverpool board had decided to give the manager a bit of additional time wherein Rodgers needed to produce.
 


And Rodgers' failure to do so, Carragher feels, resulted in his sacking.

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“It hasn’t gone well for him and he needed to make a good start this season. He was maybe fortunate to stay on at the end of last season", Carragher told Sky Sports.

"I don’t like doing it now. Do it in the summer if you want to make a change. He’ll have known himself that he had to make a good start and he hasn’t.

"The natives are restless. At this moment the owners' track record over the last two or three years is not good enough. It’s miles off.

"Rodgers can’t argue in some ways. He’s been there three years, he hasn’t won a trophy and they’ve played Champions League football once. That’s not good enough for Liverpool.

"He has lost big players but he has reinvested money and very few of his signings have come off.

"Liverpool are becoming Tottenham. They think they are a big club, but the real big clubs aren’t concerned about what they do."