The clock is ticking on Brendan Rodgers' reign as Liverpool manager.

It appears that it's not a question of if, but when the Northern Irishman is sacked.

Liverpool have stagnated for the past 12 months.

It was only the 2013/2014 season that Liverpool shocked the Premier League by almost pipping Manchester City to the title.

But Liverpool, under Rodgers' management, have lost key players, lost tons of cash replacing them with flops and lost their way on the pitch.

I am a big Liverpool fan and I am believer in giving managers time, but it is upsetting to watch Liverpool slowly losing their identity as a major club.

Rodgers was a breath of fresh air when he was first appointed in 2012. 

He was saying all the right things and it looked like he was the man to rebuild the club after it was essentially left in a rubble by previous owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

And it looked promising. Rodgers was using his money wisely in the transfer market.

He was picking up players who had been overlooked or misused by their previous clubs, such as Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge.

He was getting Liverpool to play possession-based, attacking football - a brand rarely seen at Anfield in recent years under previous managers.

Liverpool finished seventh in his Rodgers' first season. It was expected - he was a new manager trying to impose his own football philosophies on a club that had fallen dramatically behind the top clubs in the Premier League.

But there were encouraging signs. Liverpool were playing exciting football and Rodgers was giving young players a chance.

Academy players Andre Wisdom, Suso and Raheem Sterling were all given a chance to shine.

And, to be fair to Rodgers, he has always given young players opportunities.

His second season in charge blew everyone away. No-one, not even Liverpool's own players, ever expected the club to finish second and come close to lifting their first ever Premier League crown.

In hindsight, I believe that it was a case that Liverpool's key players all had the best season of their careers.

Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge, Steven Gerrard, Raheem Sterling, Martin Skrtel and Philippe Coutinho were on top form throughout the campaign.

Liverpool lost Suarez in the summer and didn't take advantage of the money they got for him and the fact they had Champions League football.

Rodgers boasted that it would be easier to attract world-class players with Champions League football. But he then bought three players from Southampton for big money. Surely he could got three Southampton players without the lure of club football's biggest competition?

It is reported that Rodgers missed out on key targets in the 2014 summer. A gamble on Mario Balotelli, coupled with the loss of Sturridge to injuries for most of the season, meant Liverpool lacked a cutting edge up front with the loss of Suarez.

Rodgers has thrown money at the problem again this summer and he has bought some good players.

But the possession-based football seen in his first two seasons has again been absent this campaign.

Liverpool lack an identity. You really don't know which Liverpool is going to show up in each match.

Can Liverpool's owners afford to give Rodgers time to rediscover that identity? 

Liverpool fans are known for their support and patience but even they are starting to turn on Rodgers.

And when that happens at Liverpool, which is very rare, it is sign that a manager doesn't have much time left.