Collymore said in his column in the Mirror: “Perhaps Liverpool’s latest dire defeat at lowly Portsmouth will finally convince fans that Rafa Benitez is NOT the right man to lead the club.”

“And I am beginning to think Benitez has lost the dressing-room at Anfield, which could be the final straw for the Spaniard.”

“I’ve been writing in this column for over a year now that Rafa must go if Liverpool are ever to win the Premier League.”

“Rafa’s bizarre tactical decisions, poor signings and failure to buy adequate cover in key positions, were the reasons why I’ve stuck to my guns and taken no little abuse from some Liverpool fans.”

“However, if your motto is still ‘In Rafa we trust’ after reading this, you really are living in cloud cuckoo-land.”

“I heard earlier this year that key players at Liverpool do not totally trust in Rafa’s decision-making.”

“And I think the latest abject performance at Portsmouth probably shows that Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Jamie Carragher no longer want to play for this manager.”

“I played for Martin O’Neill, all too briefly at Leicester, and I would have run through a brick wall for the bloke.”

“But I didn’t see that in Stevie G and Co at Portsmouth, which is why Rafa simply must go – ASAP.”

“Benitez will, of course, no doubt wait while sitting on the £20-odd million in his contract but ,if he really does love the club, he will walk and let Guus Hiddink or Jose Mourinho take charge.”

How many fans have had enough of Benitez?