Angry Liverpool fans made their feelings known at Anfield – with a plane flying a banner over the ground calling for Brendan Rodgers’ sacking, and banners in the stands criticising the club’s owners.

Fans in the ground also expressed their continuing anger at the rising ticket prices charged at Anfield, and the attitude of the owners towards supporters. Their display of banners, including ones with the words “Where’s our famous atmosphere?”, suggested that the apparent “pricing-out” of traditional fans has led to a less passionate feeling in the ground.

Rodgers, appointed in May 2012, is the first Liverpool manager in more than half a century not to win a trophy in his first three seasons at the club.

Many fans and former players including Jamie Carragher condemned the banner.

Earlier on Saturday, Carragher tweeted:  “About to leave for Anfield. Hope this Rodgers banner supposedly flying over the ground is called off as it’s embarrassing to club and fans.”

Rodgers, 42, who took the Reds to the brink of the Premier League title last season only to lose out to Manchester City, believes he is still the right man to take the club forward.