Liverpool legend: Rodgers was trying to 'pull the wool' over the fans' eyes

Mark Lawrenson has accused Brendan Rodgers of being dishonest with the fans

LIVERPOOL legend Mark Lawrenson believes Brendan Rodgers paid the ultimate price for trying to pull the wool over the fans' eyes.

Rodgers was sacked as Liverpool manager hours after their 1-1 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby.
And Lawrenson thinks the Anfield faithful were sick of hearing him roll out the same old excuses in post-match interviews.
"With Rodgers, it was always the same message being delivered and the fans stopping believing it," he wrote in his column for the BBC.

Liverpool legend Lawrenson made more than 350 appearances for the club

"When he was interviewed after matches, whatever the performance, he always seemed to say something along the lines of: 'the players were great, they gave me everything and I couldn't ask for anymore.'
"Well I'm sorry, but Liverpool supporters, especially the older ones, have seen great players, great managers and great teams and you cannot pull the wool over their eyes.
"They know when they have got a good player, they know when they have got a good manager and they know when they have got a good team.
"Liverpool fans want to see a team that is improving and having a real go at winning trophies, but if they see them play poorly they want a manager who will come out and say that."