Gerrard: Why I love training with Brendan
Steven Gerrard admits he has been 'blown away' by the intensity and the tactical planning that goes into Brendan Rodgers' daily routines at Melwood.
A regular at the club's training complex since he was an Academy starlet, Gerrard has worked under a host of different manager's methods and philosophies for both club and country down the years.
He's thriving and learning constantly under the current boss, who the captain also believes shows maturity and leadership that belies his relatively tender managerial years.
Rodgers could be seen punching the air in delight on the Old Trafford touchline on Sunday as his side made it a league double over rivals Manchester United by stunning the home crowd with a 3-0 rout.
Afterwards, Gerrard said: "The manager keeps tweaking and tinkering with the formation and making little subtle changes to personnel and tactics and it is coming off from week to week.
"I have been absolutely blown away by his sessions, his tactics and his maturity in the job and I am learning off him every single day.
"When you become a little bit of an older player, you look to see how the manager does certain things and he has been fantastic for me personally. He is a young coach who has been there and earned the right to become Liverpool manager."
Gerrard kept his calm in front of a baying Old Trafford crowd, not once, but twice, to slot a brace of penalties and hand Liverpool a crucial cushion in the weekend's showpiece clash.
After the captain was denied what would have been an historic treble of spot-kicks by the woodwork, Luis Suarez seized his moment in the spotlight to power home the Reds' third.
It was as good an away team performance as any in recent times in front of the Stretford End - as each player grafted to win back possession before collectively rushing to congratulate the scorers as the goals flew in.
"That starts from the top," said Gerrard. "The manager is very keen on team spirit and togetherness.
"When you play for Liverpool you have to accept pressure, you have to take it on the chin and perform. But when you have got a manager who is making you feel good, but who is also not scared to give you a good one-on-one telling off as well, then he has the perfect ingredients.
"When you are working together daily and trying to achieve things together, it is important you all stick together, have a laugh and enjoy it as you go along.
"But you can only get that togetherness, spirit and happiness when you do the dirty work and go the extra mile. That is what these players are doing for each other right now."