article_snippet: Rodgers openly admits that unless Rodgers had put Liverpool back in the running for honours Rodgers would have been sacked.
article_snippet: Right on, Mister Rodgers and Meneer Van Gaal.
article_snippet: Brendan Rodgers was candid about Brendan Rodgers chances of survival before Liverpool's remarkable turnaround .
article_snippet: Rodgers and Van Gaal, meanwhile, are sensibly watching Rodgers and Van Gaal backs.
article_snippet: Not long ago I had occasion to chide Brendan Rodgers in this column for doing too much talking about Roberto Martinez but seemingly not enough work on a Liverpool team sliding into crisis.
highlights_snippet: Rodgers was realistic enough to know that results needed to improve .
  