Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will demand passion and effort from his players.

For all the talk of how a Rodgers team will pass the ball, hard work and pressing opponents are just as important to the Northern Irishman.

"I have conditions to work in. I create a framework and the players come in and adhere to it," said the new Anfield boss.

"I hear people talking about working hard but for me it is an obligation - it's not a choice.

"We all work hard in our everyday lives as people and for players it is no different.

"It is quite simple. You come in and do a hard day's work. You make sure in training and on match days you come in and you can take your top off and wring it out and it will be soaking wet.

"It is that honesty that you want. If you can work hard and you have got talent it takes you a long way.

"That will be the emphasis for me here - to try to reinforce that and ensure that commitment to the cause is important because we have a cause to fight for here."