Luis Suarez, Mario Balotelli, Adam Lallana And Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool Manager Admits His Premier League Season's A 'Failure'

When Liverpool sold Luis Suarez and Brendan Rodgers replaced him with Adam Lallana and Mario Balotelli, many knew they'd suffer, but nobody predicted their terrible start to the season would be this bad. But the coach has admitted it's his fault, and that so far their Premier League campaign has been an abject "failure." Can Liverpool recover from this poor spell, and is Rodgers at risk of losing his job?

Rodgers insisted: "We are very disappointed with the performance and the result, and as the manager it is something I need to take full responsibility for. We need to find a solution quickly because this is very disappointing, and we have no one but ourselves to blame. We had to make changes in the summer and are near enough entering a transition phase. But whatever phase, we have to be better than that."

Has he been through a worse time at the club, you ask? He continued, according to the BBC: "This is the worst run my team has been on and the only way out is working together. We have to improve and very, very quickly because the games come thick and fast."

Continuing about his future, he revealed: "I'm not arrogant to think I'll be in a job through anything. You have to win games. I've got a great communication line with the owners — we are honest and open with each other. But we have to get results and perform. I will only ever do my best — I need to fight even harder and take responsibility."

Liverpool are in the spotlight, as they spent much of the money they received for Suarez on big-name players, and many of them have failed to live up to the hype, and that pressure has evidently fallen at the feet of Rodgers. Things can only go up from here, but can Rodgers and the players meet the massive expectations they — Suarez perhaps — set last season?