Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has opened up about how the last four years of his life have been "traumatic".
The Northern Irishman, who left Swansea City to take over at Anfield in 2012, won Manager of the Year at the end of the 2013-14 campaign after guiding the Reds to second in the Premier League.
Last season resulted in a disappointing sixth-place finish, and behind the scenes, the 42-year-old has had to deal with personal struggles.
In Michael Calvin's new book Living On The Volcano: The Secrets of Surviving as a Football Manager, Rodgers said: "I've been through probably the most traumatic four years of my life.
"I lost my mum. I lost my dad. I split up from the woman I loved for 23 years. I had a court case, two Old Bailey trials over six weeks with my son, who was charged with sexual assault, which was an absolute disgrace.
"Yet professionally, here and at Swansea, these have been the best four years of my life. Something has to come from within."
Rodgers and his team kicked off the new season on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.
Danielle Joynson
