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Liverpool legend Barnes full of praise for Rodgers

Liverpool legend John Barnes has hailed the impact of manager Brendan Rodgers at Anfield.

Rodgers recently penned new terms with the Reds.

"Brendan fits not just because of his philosophy and the way his teams play, but because of his philosophy about the way a football club should be run," Barnes told liverpoolfc.com.

"It's about his philosophy in terms of what he believes from a personal point of view.

"If you look at the players he has tried to sign and what he is trying to do in terms of bringing players through, from the Academy; integrating British players into the team, I think that's the right way for football.

"Not just for Liverpool but for everyone. Other clubs don't necessarily adopt that principle, but Barcelona do, Ajax do and Liverpool do. They have all been similar clubs over the last 30 years and Liverpool are now getting back to that, to the way a proper football club should be."

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