Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was delighted to have a full week with his players.

The Reds go to Swansea City tomorrow night.

"Our last performance against Blackburn was at the end of a real tough period of games," Rodgers told reporters gathered at Melwood for his pre-Swansea press conference.

"I've seen all the numbers and all the statistics on it and, physically, it was the lowest we have been for this season. Now we're re-energised and refreshed mentally and physically.

"We go into a run of games now, starting with Swansea, and we feel we can go in and push on in terms of our level of performance again. We know it will be tough.

"It's that period of the season where you taper your training. You don't need to be as long in your training and preparation as the players have got a real good level of fitness, so it's more explosive and more intensive, but in shorter blocks.

"The players have been brilliant this week. They're looking really sharp, looking really confident and we just want to continue with our sequence of performances and good results."