Betting on Rafa Benitez leaving Liverpool has been suspended by bookmakers William Hill.

At 5pm on Tuesday night, the Spaniard was a 20/1 outsider to be the next manager to go and Hills were flooded with calls for Rafa to leave his post by the weekend, cutting the price all the way in to Evens before suspending betting at 9.30 yesterday morning.

Spokesman Rupert Adams said: "We are slightly jumpy after being turned over by the recent 'Weymouth coup' but the level of interest on Rafa getting the sack is unprecedented with over 300 calls logged today alone.

"We would be very surprised if Rafa is still the Liverpool boss by midnight on Sunday."

Sky Bet have already priced up a market on his successor, with Kenny Dalglish the 3/1 favourite (from 10/1). Jose Mourinho is 10/1.