Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will be offered a new Anfield deal this summer.
Gerrard’s current contract is due to run out in the summer of 2015, but manager Rodgers wants the 33 year old to sign a new deal after a strong season in a new holding midfield role.
“Steven will be one we look to get a contract to in the summer,” Rodgers told the Liverpool Echo, “I believe Steven will play beyond 2015. He is a player who has really shown his qualities this season. He has dropped into a new position and played it seamlessly.”
“It’s one where he has been brilliant for me as a captain and as a player this season and I would like that to continue. His intelligence in the game is second to none. He is improving all the time. It’s one where he has been brilliant for me as a captain and as a player this season and I would like that to continue.”
Rodgers’ comments came after a tough week for the England midfielder, after his costly slip in Liverpool’s game against Chelsea put a real dent in Liverpool’s title hopes, who are now relying on a favour from city rivals Everton in order to get it back on track.
“Everyone had empathy for Steven,” Rodgers added. “The mistake obviously changed the course of the game and he was just unfortunate.”
“Steven was hurting like we all were but this is a player who has picked himself up after disappointments many times over his career here at Liverpool and he will do it again. He has carried this club throughout his career. There is no blame attached to him because he has been instrumental in where we are to this day and he will continue to be in the coming years.”
Liverpool themselves travel to Crystal Palace on Monday night, hoping to still be within a sniff of their long-awaited title. A win for Everton against top of the league Man City would put their destiny back into their own hands, and maybe deliver the title to Anfield for the first time in 24 years.
By Ben Kelly
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