Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has heaped praise on England boss Fabio Capello.

He said: "The new manager has come in and changed things. I can honestly say it is a good time to be an England player.

"I have got a lot of belief in the England manager and his coaching staff.

"I think it is going to be an exciting year and hopefully we can get [World Cup] qualification sorted as quickly as possible.

"Then hopefully we can do better than we have done in previous years for England."