Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has insisted that Steven Gerrard’s form is not concerning him at the club.
The Merseyside club have suffered a stuttering start to the new Premier League season with the likes of Steven Gerrard having been singled out for their poor performances.
But, boss Rodgers believes that his team need to all stand up and take responsibility for their poor form and has no concerns over the former England international.
“I have no concerns,” Rodgers said about Gerrard.
“He’s a brilliant player for us, really talented. It was a team performance that was not up to scratch against West Ham.
“We have conceded eight goals and the majority of those could have been avoided. But for us as a team, we need to be better.
“We’re still looking to find our performance level, which apart from Tottenham, we’ve not been at.”
Rodgers also went on the speak about the amount of minutes Gerrard has been playing lately, having played 270 minutes in one week.
“We have managed his recovery really well in the last two seasons, even when Steven was playing international football,” he said.
“If you look at his numbers and games, they have been as good as ever.
“He is at the age where we need to treat him individually. We want him to be involved in the big games because of his experience and we will always taper that recovery to allow him to be the best he can be.”