Gary Neville speaks out over the 'harshness' of Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool sacking

Brendan Rodgers was sacked despite Liverpool being in tenth place, three points off the top four

FORMER Manchester United skipper Gary Neville feels there was an element of harshness with Brendan Rodgers' sacking from Liverpool and thinks new manager Jurgen Klopp can only be judged in two years.

 

Rodgers was sacked by Reds owners, Fenway Sports Group, after a difficult 2014/15 season and a shaky start to this campaign.

One of the major criticisms aimed at the Northern Irishman was his transfer record, after spending nearly £300 on players.

He also faced the tough task of dealing with the loss of Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling in consecutive summers.

Neville has some sympathy for Rodgers and thinks Klopp will need to produce "one of the outstanding managerial performances of all time" to win the league with Liverpool.

He told the Telegraph: "The harshness of the Brendan Rodgers sacking was that it came eight games into the season when he was asked to integrate new players, having lost Raheem Sterling in the summer and Suarez the year before. 

"Ultimately Klopp will be judged in two years after two or three transfer windows when he has his own squad.

 

"To win the title will require one of the outstanding managerial performances of all time. 

"Or the owners are going to have to throw the bank at it and give him the money to entice top-class players to Merseyside. 

"Can lightning strike twice for Klopp in another country?"