“Jurgen Klopp's record wasn't better than Brendan Rodgers' for the first two years”- claims John Barnes

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes that Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers would have achieved the same glory as Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool if he was given more time. The Reds won the Champions League title last term and currently are Premier League’s leaders with 37 points. Klopp succeeded Rodgers as Liverpool head coach in October 2015 after the Scottish manager made a poor start to the season. However, Rodgers has made a big return to the Premier League as Leicester City boss in February after a successful Celtic campaign. Speaking to The Offside Rule Exclusives, Barnes has talked about both managers claiming that Rodgers would have the same glory: “Jurgen's record wasn't better than Brendan's for the first two years, but because we trusted him and we believed in him, we allowed him to manage,” he said. “We allowed him to drop Daniel Sturridge and Mamadou Sakho. Brendan would have wanted to do the same thing but he couldn't because the fans didn't trust him. You look at what a good manager Brendan is now, looking at Celtic, looking at Leicester. We did him a disservice. I'm glad that Jurgen is here but had we supported Brendan more, I'm very sure he could've done the same thing.” Source- Daily Mail

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