Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers admits his first season in charge at Anfield has proved an education. "This has been a great learning curve for me this season. I probably needed it this year," he said.
"I've been in football a long time and I came here because of the challenge to get Liverpool back into the top four. It is a monumental challenge but it is the reason I came.
"I knew it was a big ask but it is not until you come in you really understand the total task of what needs to be achieved.
"This is a footballing institution, a worldwide football club, and you are not only managing the on-field stuff you are managing a community here and that is something I am very proud to do.
"I have needed this year to learn the real depths of this club, everything that needs to be done, and I think come the summer we will be in a much better place to put in a sustainable challenge at the top of the table.
"This season will have been a disappointing one for supporters in terms of trophies for them but they will have seen progress."