Boss targets new Gerrard deal
Brendan Rodgers has confirmed he is eager to enter into discussions over a new contract with Steven Gerrard.
The captain has played every minute of Liverpool's 30 Barclays Premier League matches so far this season - and the manager admits he's keen to get the 32-year-old to prolong his Anfield career with a fresh deal.
Rodgers said: "It's something he and I are about to discuss, then I will take that through to the board upstairs. There's no doubt this is a player who has given so much to the club, but he's also got a lot more to give as well.
"His focus has been to concentrate on the team getting better and improving but it's obviously something I want him to know, that he's very much a part of what we are doing here, and that's something we will look at between now and the summer.
"He's not one of those who takes it easy once or twice in a week because he has a game. He has his foot to the floor every day. That's why he's the man and the player he is. He's an incredible player and I've never thought about replacing him because he has many more years left in him."
Ahead of Sunday's game with Aston Villa, Gerrard had made 624 appearances for Liverpool since breaking into the first team in 1998.
Rodgers added: "Players that go beyond a certain age have looked after themselves since they were 19 or 20. It's not by accident.
"These players sleep and rest in the afternoons. They eat the right things and keep their bodyweight the same. When it comes to the point when other players get injured and can't go on, they keep playing because they've looked after themselves.
"That is down to professionalism and commitment to their profession. Steven comes in every single day at the same time. He's like clockwork. He gets in early, lets the medics assess him, eats the right foods and is ready to train at 10.30am.
"I have never seen him give less than 150 per cent. He never has a lazy day."