Sunday, 16th March, 2014
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has lavished praise on Steven Gerrard for his performance against Manchester United today, dubbing the Reds skipper "peerless".
Gerrard scored two of three penalties at Old Trafford, the third striking the post, as he guided Liverpool to a comprehensive 3-0 win.
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The Liverpool captain was in the thick of the action throughout and Rodgers was keen to pay special praise to the veteran midfielder post-match.
"I think he is peerless, in many ways", Rodgers said via his club's site.
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"He showed great composure – I'm obviously disappointed for him with the one he missed.
"He has taken to that [deep-lying midfield] role very well and the responsibility. You saw some of his range of passing today, he's got legs on and about him and can still cover the ground well.
"I don't think there are many who can do what he does – from one of the world's leading attacking players to then fall into a position in the other half of the field.
"He spent most of his life in the attacking half, he's now come into the other half of the field to orchestrate and conduct the game.
"He's shown wonderful tactical intelligence in doing that and is a great inspiration for our young players."
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