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Liverpool boss Rodgers: Gerrard happier in advanced role

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was pleased with Steven Gerrard's goalscoring performance in victory at Leicester City.

Rodgers did admit Gerrard and the team may be benefiting from the recent move to switch him to a more advanced role behind the striker.

"We spoke again yesterday just to confirm that we hadn't fallen out with each other!" said the Reds boss.

"As a coach you look at the players you have in order to get the best out of them.

"He has a natural instinct to get forward and join in and his combinations with Raheem (Sterling) and Rickie (Lambert) were very good and he arrived in that spot when the ball was cut back for a great finish.

"He was outstanding tonight but it is something that I have always known."

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