Manager holds no grudges against his former side after Celtic success and now a promising start with a revitalised LeicesterLeft out of Melwood, past Tesco, through Stockbridge Village, on to the M57 and home to Formby. Brendan Rodgers remembers every detail of his daily commute as
Liverpool manager and precisely where it all came to an end four years ago on Friday. There is not a trace of resentment as he recalls the sliding doors moment that steered him and Liverpool towards more successful futures apart, and Jürgen Klopp into that same Formby residence six weeks later.
“I was in the car and coming through Stockbridge Village when I got the call from [Fenway Sports Group president] Mike Gordon,” says Rodgers, who marks the anniversary by taking his third-placed Leicester team to Anfield on Saturday. The Hillsborough memorial service in 2016 aside, it will be his first visit back to the club he managed for 40 months and 166 games since being dismissed after a 1-1 draw with Everton on 4 October 2015. The team coach had returned to Melwood from Goodison Park for players and staff to collect their cars. Moments later, Gordon dialled with the bullet.