'Raheem is taking up the right positions'
Raheem Sterling is a player high on confidence at the moment – and he's constantly learning how to become more lethal in front of goal, according to Mike Marsh.
Sterling took his tally for the season to four when he tapped home into an empty net against Cardiff City at Anfield in December last year.
The youngster is currently thriving on an extended run in the side, which has now stretched to nine consecutive games.
Against the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and more recently Oldham Athletic, the 19-year-old demonstrated his power, pace and poise by flying down the flank to devastating effect.
Marsh explained that training for Sterling has revolved around how he can improve his goal haul by attacking the right areas and making clever runs - and he feels the youngster has responded.
"He's come back into the side and he's playing with a smile on his face," Marsh told Liverpoolfc.com.
"He's enjoying himself and I think he's just trying to keep himself in the side. He's giving 100 per cent in training every day and that's reflected in his performances on the pitch.
"He's chipped in with a few goals. He's ended up being an auxiliary right-back in a couple of games, but he's been fantastic since he's come back into the side and long may that continue. He's been really, really good.
"I think you've seen in the last couple of games that he's getting himself in a lot more goalscoring positions and he's actually scored a couple of goals over the past months. We've been working hard on trying to get him in between the goals and to take chances.
"He's putting himself in the position to miss take chances. He's missed one or two over the last couple of weeks, but he's put himself in the position to be there. So the work he's doing on the training ground is now paying off on the pitch."
Sterling has fitted into an attacking triumvirate alongside Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez in the absence of Daniel Sturridge.
More recently, Iago Aspas has come into the side as well - and Marsh insists the aim is to spread the goal-getting responsibilities between a host of players.
"It's not just Raheem," he said. "I think it's important that the whole squad and the whole team chip in with goals.
"It takes the pressure off the people who are on the front line, who are not going to score every week. So it's important that we have other avenues for the goals to come from.
"They have a good understanding. Coutinho can play with anybody, Raheem's jumped into the team lately and he's linked up really well. There's a really good understanding between the three of them."