Steven Gerrard was aware that his time was up at Aston Villa when fans started chanting for him to go, marking the end of a turbulent 11 months after leaving Rangers.
It's been a dramatic week for the former midfielder, who was sacked by the Villans after a poor start to the Premier League season reached a breaking point in Thursday's 3-0 loss to Fulham. It was only last November that Gerrard left Rangers - where he won the Premiership in 2021 - for a crack at England's top flight but it has not worked out.
Former Liverpool teammate Robbie Fowler claims that the ex-Ibrox boss was aware it was all over when the Villans supported demanded he be sacked, but anticipates him holding out for another EPL gig or upwardly-mobile Championship club. He told the Sunday Mirror: "He knew, when the Aston Villa fans started chanting against him, that his days were numbered.