Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers was in fighting form in challenging the critics who have called for his sack. Speaking to the Guardian after Liverpool’s 3-2 win against Aston Villa, he said;
“I am the same guy who nearly won us the league, but better”
“I think I have shown in the early stages of my management – without being arrogant – that with a talented group of players I can compete at the top end of the league. I know how to manage top players. If you give me the tools, I’ll do the work.”
“There are very short memories in football. The team was eighth when I got here. We built a team to excite people throughout European football, that should have won the league.”
“All the good work gets forgotten. That’s how it works. It seems the focus has not been on what’s gone on and what we’ve been missing, but more about getting me out of the club. That’s sad. There has been a frenzy, there is no doubt about that, to get me out of here. Whether that’s a Liverpool hysteria or big-club hysteria, I am not so sure.”