Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is delighted with the work ethic of Lazar Markovic.

The Serb proved the matchwinner in victory at Sunderland on Saturday.

"I've been delighted with Lazar," Rodgers told Liverpoolfc.com. "We brought him here because he's a top talent.

"It's never easy for players, especially the young players who are coming into the team and into the country. So he's adapting very, very well.

"His strike that hit the crossbar was incredible technique and he scored his goal. But I thought overall his ability to press the ball when we didn't have it was very good.

"He was strong, he was physically hard to beat. And then when we had the ball, we asked him to be creative and I thought he was outstanding."