Brendan Rodgers has become the first Liverpool manager since the 1950s to go without winning silverware in his first three seasons at the club.

Defeat in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final to Aston Villa followed a semi-final loss to Chelsea over two legs in the League Cup earlier this year. Rodgers' side have also failed to recapture their Premier League form from last season and only retain faint hopes of qualifying for the Champions League again after a disappointing return to Europe's elite competition earlier this season.

Aston Villa v Liverpool - player ratings 22 show all Aston Villa v Liverpool - player ratings 1/22 Shay Given: 6 No complaints about Liverpool’s opener that came from Coutinho. Assured performance from the experienced keeper. GETTY 2/22 Leandro Bacuna: 7 Industrious and crafty. The right-back drove down the right wing with vigour and determination. GETTY 3/22 Ron Vlaar: 7 Assured and strong, just as you’d expect. Had to contend with Balotelli in the second half and he did that well. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images 4/22 Nathan Baker: 6 He was replaced by Okore after picking up an injury when he jumped to head the ball but landed flat on his left foot. Hand done well to contain Sterling before then. GETTY 5/22 Kieran Richardson: 7 A little exposed at times. Can in particular was a threat and the Englishman didn’t handle him at all well. Should have kept his shot down when he had a chance to extend Villa’s lead. Easy header off the line in the late stages of the match. GETTY 6/22 Tom Cleverley: 7 A fairly quiet first half but became more involved in the second as he was able to drive forward. His desire was exceptional and he closed down the likes of Moreno really well. GETTY 7/22 Ashley Westwood: 6 In the centre of Cleverley and Delph. He kept things ticking over nicely. Played in a deeper role once the second half came and acted as a shield for his defence. GETTY 8/22 Fabian Delph: 8 He created Villa’s equaliser by driving past three Liverpool players, playing a one-two with Grealish, before laying off Benteke who scored. The gloss on his performance was applied when he finished effortlessly from close range. GETTY 9/22 Charles N'Zogbia: 6 Used to hassle Moreno and he did in the first half. In the second his impact wasn’t as significant. Instead of sticking to his right-sided position he started to creep into the centre. Replaced late into the second half. 10/22 Christian Benteke: 8 Scored the equaliser for Villa. His presence in attack is something few teams have. His aerial ability allows him to hold the ball up while his bullish style forces defenders to make mistakes. He can finish, too. Lovely backheel pass to set up Delph for his goal. 11/22 Jack Grealish: 8 The youngster and local boy is quickly becoming a fans’ favourite. He had the ability and the composure to set up Delph for Villa’s second of the game and the one that put them into the lead. 12/22 Simon Mignolet: 5 Good save to deny N’Zogbia. Could be argued that he should have been quicker to close down Delph for Villa’s second, though. GETTY 13/22 Emre Can: 7 Excellent running on the right. He rarely gave Richardson a chance to settle as the wing-back looked to get beyond him at every opportunity. Tracked back well too. GETTY 14/22 Martin Skrtel: 6 Important player for Liverpool and their fans will have been pleased to see him back. He was tasked with marking Benteke - never an easy thing to do but he did it rather well. GETTY 15/22 Dejan Lovren: 4 A player who has recently been criticised for how slow he can be to react to danger. It didn’t really get any better for him here. He simply did not react when the ball arrived at the feet of Delph in the build-up to Villa’s second goal. GETTY 16/22 Lazar Markovic: 6 He was replaced by Balotelli at half-time. He had been effective but Rodgers wanted more strength in the middle and wasn’t prepared to bring off Sterling. GETTY 17/22 Jordan Henderson: 6 Involved in the opener. Did very well to work the ball into the Villa area. But with Gerrard back in the team he was forced out of position and it showed. Often found himself bypassed far too easily. GETTY 18/22 Joe Allen: 5 Replaced late into the second half. He was involved in Liverpool’s opener but showed no signs of providing the type of special ingredient that his side needed. GETTY 19/22 Alberto Moreno: 6 Made a superb last ditch tackle to stop Benteke being one-on-one with Mignolet but found himself getting too wound up as players such as Grealish took the ball round him with ease. GETTY 20/22 Steven Gerrard: 5 First return since he was suspended and it really was quite desperate at times. Various misplaced passes that were so unlike Gerrard. Half-hearted free-kick towards the end of 90 minutes summed his day up. No swansong for him. GETTY 21/22 Philippe Coutinho: 7 Another superb performance. Liverpool’s standout performer yet again. Took his goal exceptionally never stopped searching for ways to get involved in attack. GETTY 22/22 Raheem Sterling: 6 Played a cute through ball to set up Coutinho for his goal but again, played as a false nine for the first half, he made very little impact. Pushed out to the left when Balotelli came on at half-time. Didn’t trouble Bacuna. GETTY 1/22 Shay Given: 6 No complaints about Liverpool’s opener that came from Coutinho. Assured performance from the experienced keeper. GETTY 2/22 Leandro Bacuna: 7 Industrious and crafty. The right-back drove down the right wing with vigour and determination. GETTY 3/22 Ron Vlaar: 7 Assured and strong, just as you’d expect. Had to contend with Balotelli in the second half and he did that well. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images 4/22 Nathan Baker: 6 He was replaced by Okore after picking up an injury when he jumped to head the ball but landed flat on his left foot. Hand done well to contain Sterling before then. GETTY 5/22 Kieran Richardson: 7 A little exposed at times. Can in particular was a threat and the Englishman didn’t handle him at all well. Should have kept his shot down when he had a chance to extend Villa’s lead. Easy header off the line in the late stages of the match. GETTY 6/22 Tom Cleverley: 7 A fairly quiet first half but became more involved in the second as he was able to drive forward. His desire was exceptional and he closed down the likes of Moreno really well. GETTY 7/22 Ashley Westwood: 6 In the centre of Cleverley and Delph. He kept things ticking over nicely. Played in a deeper role once the second half came and acted as a shield for his defence. GETTY 8/22 Fabian Delph: 8 He created Villa’s equaliser by driving past three Liverpool players, playing a one-two with Grealish, before laying off Benteke who scored. The gloss on his performance was applied when he finished effortlessly from close range. GETTY 9/22 Charles N'Zogbia: 6 Used to hassle Moreno and he did in the first half. In the second his impact wasn’t as significant. Instead of sticking to his right-sided position he started to creep into the centre. Replaced late into the second half. 10/22 Christian Benteke: 8 Scored the equaliser for Villa. His presence in attack is something few teams have. His aerial ability allows him to hold the ball up while his bullish style forces defenders to make mistakes. He can finish, too. Lovely backheel pass to set up Delph for his goal. 11/22 Jack Grealish: 8 The youngster and local boy is quickly becoming a fans’ favourite. He had the ability and the composure to set up Delph for Villa’s second of the game and the one that put them into the lead. 12/22 Simon Mignolet: 5 Good save to deny N’Zogbia. Could be argued that he should have been quicker to close down Delph for Villa’s second, though. GETTY 13/22 Emre Can: 7 Excellent running on the right. He rarely gave Richardson a chance to settle as the wing-back looked to get beyond him at every opportunity. Tracked back well too. GETTY 14/22 Martin Skrtel: 6 Important player for Liverpool and their fans will have been pleased to see him back. He was tasked with marking Benteke - never an easy thing to do but he did it rather well. GETTY 15/22 Dejan Lovren: 4 A player who has recently been criticised for how slow he can be to react to danger. It didn’t really get any better for him here. He simply did not react when the ball arrived at the feet of Delph in the build-up to Villa’s second goal. GETTY 16/22 Lazar Markovic: 6 He was replaced by Balotelli at half-time. He had been effective but Rodgers wanted more strength in the middle and wasn’t prepared to bring off Sterling. GETTY 17/22 Jordan Henderson: 6 Involved in the opener. Did very well to work the ball into the Villa area. But with Gerrard back in the team he was forced out of position and it showed. Often found himself bypassed far too easily. GETTY 18/22 Joe Allen: 5 Replaced late into the second half. He was involved in Liverpool’s opener but showed no signs of providing the type of special ingredient that his side needed. GETTY 19/22 Alberto Moreno: 6 Made a superb last ditch tackle to stop Benteke being one-on-one with Mignolet but found himself getting too wound up as players such as Grealish took the ball round him with ease. GETTY 20/22 Steven Gerrard: 5 First return since he was suspended and it really was quite desperate at times. Various misplaced passes that were so unlike Gerrard. Half-hearted free-kick towards the end of 90 minutes summed his day up. No swansong for him. GETTY 21/22 Philippe Coutinho: 7 Another superb performance. Liverpool’s standout performer yet again. Took his goal exceptionally never stopped searching for ways to get involved in attack. GETTY 22/22 Raheem Sterling: 6 Played a cute through ball to set up Coutinho for his goal but again, played as a false nine for the first half, he made very little impact. Pushed out to the left when Balotelli came on at half-time. Didn’t trouble Bacuna. GETTY

Philippe Coutinho had given the Reds a first-half advantage against relegation candidates Aston Villa in the first period at Wembley on Sunday, but a quick response from Christian Benteke and a neat goal effort from Fabian Delph after the break put paid to Liverpool's hopes of progressing to a first final since 2012.

Defeat also marked the end of hopes Steven Gerrard would cap his final season at Anfield with a trophy. The former England captain will turn 35 on the day of the final and there was a sense the stars were aligning for a fairytale send-off. But Gerrard will move to LA Galaxy without adding to his seven major honours.

And attention turned to manager Rodgers after Sunday's semi. The former Swansea boss said his side lack the courage needed in big games and fans started to turn on him after the whistle.

SACK RODGERS ! RT IF YOU AGREE — EMiN (@eminLFC) April 19, 2015

I'm so pissed... Couldn't care less if Rodgers gets the sack now. — Lucas (@LHWCM_LFC93) April 19, 2015

If Rodgers is to get the sack, surely there's only one man for the job? pic.twitter.com/VaGDaDVY0z — Dharma (@Rodgerholic) April 19, 2015

But who is favourite to get the job if Rodgers isn't in the job at the start of next season?

Next Liverpool manager odds:

1/3 Brendan Rogers

10 Rafael Benitez

10 Jurgen Klopp

14 Frank De Boer

16 Jamie Carragher

16 Ronald Koeman

20 Harry Redknapp

20 Steven Gerrard