"It’s not the Liverpool way to sack a manager after a few bad results early in the season. They have full confidence in him and he is the right man for the club," said the ex-Red.
"I think he's a great manager. He's capable of managing the squad he has got right now. He has been making decisions for a long time.
"It wouldn't be a good decision to change the manager. I still have great respect for him. I'm very grateful to him for the five great years I had at Liverpool.
"He knows the squad very well and works with them on a daily basis. The situation isn't the best right now but he knows how to turn it around."