Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana insists manager Brendan Rodgers will lift them out of their form slump.
Rodgers was heavily criticised for making seven changes for Tuesday's Champions League defeat at holders Real Madrid.
But Lallana told NBC Sport: "Working for Brendan Rodgers has been brilliant. He's a great manager, he's very hands on.
"Works very much with the players, and his man-management skills are good. He even speaks Spanish to a lot of the lads who can't speak English.
"He's tactically clever and sees things. And he always wants to improve. He's always watching games, looking to tweak things different. He's a very, very clever manager."
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