October 2015 was a memorable day for most Liverpool fans as Liverpool let go of Brendan Rodgers who had had a rather terrible season.
Moments later international press revealed that Brendan had been hospitalised shortly afterwards following what he described as his body tightening up from the tension of the conclusion of his time at Anfield.
Rodgers, who had signed a four-year contract only 18 months earlier, was left hugely disappointed by his departure not much more than a year after he was within a Steven Gerrard stumble of being the first manager to bring the title back to Anfield in 24 years.
It would have put Rodgers in Anfield folklore – just think of the accolades his successor Jurgen Klopp would receive should he achieve that feat this season – but instead it was his high water mark.
Talisman Luis Suarez left for Barcelona, Liverpool’s transfer policy went badly awry with the arrival of misfits such as Mario Balotelli and Lazar Markovic, a subsequent Champions League campaign never got beyond the group stage and a dull 1-1 draw at Everton signalled the end.
In some respects, that segment of history had been unkind to Rodgers as his Liverpool team did, on many occasions, play thrilling football. But it unravelled from the moment that 2013-14 campaign came to its fateful conclusion.
There must always have been the temptation to go back to unfinished business in the Premier League, demonstrate his development among the elite once more and show he is still the man who was praised as a tactical innovator and bright, modern young manager at Swansea City, earning his ticket to Anfield.
He is not at the stage where he would be seriously considered for a top-six job – so as shots at Premier League redemption go, this is a great chance to prove his worth once more.