According to the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool informed Rodgers of his dismissal in October 2015 while he was driving home after a match, following which Jürgen Klopp took over.

Liverpool does not dismiss managers lightly, but they delivered the news to Rodgers while he was driving home after a match in October 2015.

The coach was driving home after a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park when he received the call he had been dreading.

Seventeen months earlier, Rodgers had been on the verge of leading Liverpool to their first-ever Premier League title. In the 2014-15 season, despite Liverpool finishing sixth, he retained his position. However, after a post-season review, the club controversially parted ways with assistant coach Colin Pascoe and first-team coach Mike Marsh.

Liverpool's performance did not improve. After Rodgers' final match in charge, the team was tenth in the league table. Fenway Sports Group had decided to sack Rodgers before the Merseyside derby and arranged for Klopp to take over.

Reflecting on that period, Rodgers admitted he was losing fan support and regretted being unable to turn Liverpool's situation around at Anfield.

Rodgers stated in "Gaffer," a four-part series on Sky Sports Premier League presented by William Hill: "One of the real challenges is persuading the supporters. You have to connect with them. That support was waning."

He said: "I think I probably felt it from the media and from within the club, because sometimes, as the manager, you're often the last to know, and others might have known earlier.

"We had just played a derby that we wanted to win, but we couldn't break through their defence. I got in the car, drove back to my home in Formby at the time, and received a call telling me that the club wanted to make a change.

"I had hoped it would last longer, and it could have. If things had been different, if we had higher quality players, perhaps that would have helped us. But things don't always happen that way."

When reflecting on Liverpool's failure to progress during his tenure, Rodgers also mentioned the impact of Luis Suárez's departure and Mario Balotelli's arrival, admitting that Liverpool missed out on signing Alexis Sánchez at the last minute.

The former Liverpool manager also expressed frustration with the limited transfer funds during his time in charge and the quality of players the club brought in.

Rodgers stated: "We had just missed out on the title, but at the end of that season, I was genuinely confident that we could use the summer to continue building and perhaps take another step forward. But we didn't.

"We lost a truly world-class player in Suárez, who was exceptional for the club. He was incredible during my time there. We thought we were going to sign Sánchez, who could have been a similar replacement, but at the last minute...

"I thought Mario had potential when he joined. I always believed he had talent, but unfortunately, it didn't really work out for him at Liverpool.

"Fans naturally expect the club to bring in the best players. We didn't invest huge sums; more often, we brought in young players and tried to develop them.

"Liverpool is a club that wants to win trophies. If you want to win the league title and other trophies, you need the ability to attract high-quality players.

"Usually, high-quality players cost money. Some clubs bring players in, and then you have to be like a good chemist, putting everyone together and sending them out to play.

"But for me, no matter which club I manage, I always have my own philosophy of the game. Certain players will fit the style of play I want the team to adopt.

"You cannot deny that in many leagues around the world, the teams that spend the most often win the title."

Rodgers also reflected on Liverpool's 2-0 loss to Chelsea in April 2014, where Gerrard's slip derailed Liverpool's Premier League title challenge. Rodgers admitted that he had imagined lifting the trophy but conceded that both the team and he, as manager, lacked sufficient experience to take Liverpool all the way.

He said: "You imagine the trophy being handed to you, but now it might not happen.

"You can prepare, plan, and arrange everything perfectly, but things still happen, and Gerrard's slip happened.

"Perhaps if the team had been more experienced, or if I, as the manager, had been more experienced, we wouldn't have been so anxious. We ultimately missed out on the title. Could we have done more?"

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