Brendan Rodgers: End of the road for Liverpool's Northern Irishman manager

Published 1235 GMT (2035 HKT) October 5, 2015

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Liverpool's U.S. owners finally lost patience with manager Brendan Rodgers, who had been appointed in the summer of 2012, sacking the Northern Irishman Sunday after the 1-1 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

Former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp is the early favorite to succeed Rodgers at Anfield. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images/file

Carlo Ancelotti, who has coached AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, has also been linked with the vacant Liverpool job. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Rodgers had to content with the departure of a number of key players, notably Steven Gerrard, who is pictured waving to the Anfield faithful at the end of his final home match as a permanent Liverpool player in May. Stu Forster/Getty Images

Luis Suarez scored 31 league goals during the 2013-2014 season as Liverpool came close to winning the English Premier League, but then left to join Barcelona. LLUIS GENE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

After Liverpool finished sixth last season, Raheem Sterling also departed as the England international signed for Manchester City. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

One of the criticisms of Liverpool and Rodgers during his tenure as manager has been the club's relative success in the transfer market, which has arguably been more miss than hit. Perhaps Mario Balotelli's less than productive season at Anfield -- he scored just one league goal -- best sums up that failure. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Liverpool last won the English league in 1990. Stu Forster/Getty Images