Steven Gerrard has warned Liverpool's young talent that only "world-class" players make it into the side's first team.

"There's a lot of talent, a lot of talent, but I've said it before and I'll say it again: to play for Liverpool's first team, you've got to be world-class," the former England international told the club's official website.

"You've got to be world-class every day; the values of our club will never change, so I am not going to come in and try and change any of the values.

"It'll be more of the same, but trying to tell them that every single day you've got to be obsessed to play for Liverpool's first team.

"We've got a job to do and that's to try and push them and get every single bit of effort and determination."

"I think it's changed - I think 10/15 years ago, you could play for Liverpool's first team if you were very good," he added.

"You can't do that anymore because the players that are there are world-class, so to move someone out of the way and become a regular, you've got to be world-class."