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Brendan Rodgers' job at Liverpool FC is not at risk despite the Reds’ poor start to the season.

The ECHO understands that there is absolutely no desire on the part of Fenway Sports Group, the club’s American owners, to review the manager’s position any time soon.

FSG still see Rodgers as the man to lead the club forwards, in both the short and the long term. And suggestions that his side’s recent dismal run of form could lead to his sacking are well wide of the mark.

Rodgers himself had suggested after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace that his job would be on the line if results don’t improve.

“I’m not arrogant enough to think I will be in a job through anything,” he told his post-match press conference at Selhurst Park.

“Any manager will tell you that you have to win games and you have to get results.”

Liverpool’s current run of form has been dire. The loss at Palace was their fourth in succession, and leaves them 12th in the Premier League table, 18 points behind leaders Chelsea, and five adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United.

It is their worst start to a league campaign since the 1992/93 season, with Rodgers’ tactics, as well as the club’s recruitment strategy, attracting criticism from both fans and pundits. Jamie Carragher, stated on Sunday that Liverpool were “mentally and physically weak” and lacked leadership on the field.

Nonetheless, FSG’s firm stance is that Rodgers’ future is not even up for discussion. They gave the Ulsterman a new long-term contract in the summer, a reward for the club’s excellent second-placed finish last season, and they remain 100% committed to their man.

Rodgers was LMA Manager of the Year last season after guiding the club to within a whisker of their first league title in 24 years, and he retains the full backing of principal owner John W Henry and chairman Tom Werner, who share his long-term vision for the club.

There is understanding from FSG that the nine new signings sanctioned in the summer would require time to settle, and sympathy for the fact that Rodgers has been denied the services of main striker Daniel Sturridge since August because of injuryThey also appreciate that responsibility for the summer transfers does not lie solely with Rodgers, but collectively, with the club’s ‘transfer committee’.

In the short term, however, Liverpool fly out to Bulgaria on Tuesday afternoon ahead of their Champions League clash with Ludogorets Razgrad on Wednesday.

The Reds need a win in Sofia to boost their chances of reaching the last 16, but a defeat, combined with a draw for Basel against Real Madrid, would mean elimination.