Brendan Rodgers was sacked as Liverpool manager just an hour after a 1-1 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby in October 2015, a fate that current boss Arne Slot may fear as the fixture approaches again.
Rodgers had overseen a poor start to the 2015/16 season, with only three wins in the first seven league games. After the derby, which saw Danny Ings put Liverpool ahead before Romelu Lukaku equalised, Rodgers said: 'Our mentality in the game was outstanding, the draw was the least we deserved.' However, the result left Liverpool 10th in the table, prompting owners Fenway Sports Group to act.
The sacking was announced live on Sky Sports, with reactions from pundits Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry becoming iconic. Liverpool had won just one of their last nine away league games and failed to keep a clean sheet in eight matches across all competitions prior to the derby.
Now, Arne Slot faces a similar scenario. After Champions League elimination by Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool have no silverware to fight for, and a poor derby performance could lead to history repeating itself. The 248th Merseyside derby takes place on Sunday at Goodison Park.
