Brendan Rodgers has lifted the lid on the phonecall that ended his Liverpool career.
Rodgers was sacked from his position as Liverpool manager in October 2015 following a 1-1 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
The Northern Irishman had been in charge of Liverpool for just over three seasons but had struggled since finishing second in a thrilling title race with Man City in 2014.
Liverpool had declined in the season that followed, culminating in a 6-1 defeat at Stoke City and Rodgers was sacked despite starting 2015/16 as Reds boss.
He would be replaced by Jurgen Klopp just a week later and Rodgers, who is now manager of Leicester City, admitted he didn't see the decision coming.
Speaking to The Beautiful Game Podcast, he said: "There were a few stories but I didn't know a thing. Clearly the decision was (already) made but I wasn't aware of it.
"The first I spoke to the ownership was with Mike Gordon on the drive back home after the game.
"When I arrived at the training ground, I got in the car and I was driving home and I got the call from Mike. That was the first time I knew.
"I thanked them for it, for the experience, I knew where they were coming from and we parted on good terms. We both moved on."
He added: "I had a wonderful experience. The first two years in particular of building towards that run that we had. We then lost one of the real catalysts of the team.
"The third year I found, from a coaching perspective, we weren't doing well then we changed it and went on a run and came back into it.
"But at the end of that season when Aston Villa beat us I think everyone wanted to finally get a trophy and after we lost that we dipped, then of course the last game of the season wasn't a true reflection of how we worked."
