Swansea City manager Garry Monk believes Liverpool s sacking of Brendan Rodgers doesn t make sense .
Rodgers departed the Liberty Stadium for Anfield in 2012, having led Swansea with Monk as his captain to promotion to the Premier League, where they thrived under the Ulsterman for a season and have since gone on to become an established force.
He almost took Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2013-14, but a failure to get over the line and a subsequent inability to recapture that form has cost him.
Rodgers was dismissed by Liverpool just hours after Sunday s 1-1 draw with Everton, but Monk believes the decision could come back to haunt them.
I just got told on the way in, Monk said at his post-match press conference after Swansea s 2-2 draw with Tottenham. I can t believe that, I think that s a very, very harsh decision.
I don t think he deserved that at all, he s a top manager.
You don t know what goes on behind closed doors, or what s been said, or anything like that, but that s a big surprise to me.
To be honest with you, I was a bit in shock when I got told that walking into the room.
Obviously I ll have to try and speak to him at some point.
We don t like to see that here, he s been fantastic for us here at Swansea. For me, I can t see who else is going to do a better job for Liverpool at this moment in time.
I ve learnt so much in my time with him, especially about the management side of it. He s the one who gave me the in-depth insight into how that works, and he s been so supportive to me.
He s a top, top man as well, and a great person, and a top manager.
So like I said, I m very surprised by that decision. It doesn t make sense to me to be honest with you, but like I said it s for everyone else to decide if that s right or wrong. But for me that s the wrong decision.
