Liverpool owners have decided to replace Brendan Rodgers but next manager won’t be Jurgen Klopp, talkSPORT told

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Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have already made the decision to replace Brendan Rodgers as manager, but Jurgen Klopp is NOT in line for the role at Anfield, talkSPORT has been told.

The Northern Irishman’s future in charge is under threat following the Reds’ uninspired start to the season, with the team currently languishing in 13th place in the Premier League.

Despite kicking off the new campaign with back-to-back victories over Stoke and Bournemouth [both 1-0], Liverpool’s form spiralled, with Rodgers’ men now without a win in six games – a run which includes defeats to Manchester United and West Ham and a dismal draw with Norwich.

Progression in the League Cup still did little to ease the pressure on Rodgers, as his side needed a penalty shoot-out to see off League Two outfit Carlisle United following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

And Merseyside correspondent Graham Beecroft believes Wednesday night’s stale home performance was the final straw for FSG.

“John W Henry would have looked at that performance and thought, ‘this is not good enough and a change has to be made’, and I understand that is going to happen,” Beecroft told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast.

“In fact, the club board were split in what to do with Brendan Rodgers, but the power base in Boston decided before this game they were going to make the change.

“This result will simply have reinforced the fact they feel they have to do that.”

Former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelloti and ex-Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp have been strongly linked with the job, though, ahead of Wednesday’s cup clash, Liverpool publicly rubbished reports in several newspapers which suggested they had made an approach for the Italian.

However, Beecroft claims the club will only stick with Rodgers if their top candidates turn down the opportunity.

He added: “Liverpool swiftly denied any talks with Carlo Ancelloti when the rumours became public, however you might remember Jurgen Klopp has been linked with the Liverpool job for quite some time and they’ve never issued any statement regarding that, so Liverpool fans saw that as being a little bit fishy.

“Unless something happens, whereby Ancelloti says no, that will be the only thing that will save Brendan, and even then, he would only stay in the short term.

“One thing I can tell you is that Jurgen Klopp will not be the next Liverpool manager.”