Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers praised matchwinner Steven Gerrard after victory over QPR.

Gerrard made up for a failed penalty to head home a late winner.

"It's world-class talent," said Rodgers. "There's a very, very small group of players in that bracket, where in the big games they score the big goals and make the big contributions.

"He's done that, everyone has seen that throughout his entire career at Liverpool.

"He missed the penalty and sometimes you think it may go against us, but there is no-one more determined to score and make up for it than Steven. It was a very, very good header.

"He was very determined, especially after the penalty. You sometimes find with a lot of players that when they miss a big penalty like that, normally their game goes and their confidence goes.

"But he's the total opposite. He's one of a unique group of players that whenever they need to respond, they normally do. It was an outstanding header and obviously gets us the win."