Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will continue to play his physical game and not change his style despite an operation on a groin problem with which he had been struggling for most of the season. The England midfielder has no plans to slow down and ease the burden on his body.
"Maybe one day but not now. I'm not at that stage yet," the 31 year old said.
"I want to come back as the player I've always been and perform to the levels that I've reached before.
"After the operation I feel in the best shape I've been in for two or three years.
"I'm stronger, I'm lighter and I've got a lot more confidence about my body generally. Changing isn't on the agenda."
Even though he remains the team's star Gerrard feels he still has to work hard to justify his place in the team.
"Everyone will need to prove themselves and I am no different," he told LFC Weekly.
"At Liverpool, you're always proving yourself - it never stops because it's the Liverpool way. It's the manager's decision [who to pick].
"All I can do at the moment is get my rehab done and come back with my body right, hungry, rested up and ready to go.
"The challenge is for the other players to keep me out of the team - I'm all for the challenge."
