'No-one demands as much as Brendan'

The Reds' head of performance worked with Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti during an eight-year spell at Chelsea.

Driscoll operated in a host of different roles at Stamford Bridge, including head of fitness, head physiotherapist and head of injury prevention.

In 2011, he departed the London outfit to reunite with Rodgers, whom he had first encountered at Reading's academy a decade earlier.

The pair made the switch to Merseyside when the Northern Irishman took up the Anfield managerial reins, and Driscoll has been at the boss' side since.

"We have a manager who inspires and demands more from his players than any other manager I've seen," Driscoll told Liverpoolfc.com.

"Tactically, he demands both a relentless, high energy press, but also an electric transition and counter-attack. Most teams do one or the other."

Much has been made of the effectiveness of the pressing game Rodgers has ordered his players to carry out this season.

Teams have found it hard to operate under intense scrutiny from Liverpool's players, as the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Arsenal learned in matches that were wholly one-sided in the Reds' favour.

Driscoll revealed how the nature of training under Rodgers means he expects the team to continue to improve physically as the season reaches its critical stages.

"The application of each player to fulfil their high energy and dynamic roles further improves their fitness and ability to achieve these physical peaks every game," explained Driscoll.

"It has this cascade affect that Brendan Rodgers' teams seem to have. They get better and better as the season progresses.

"It starts with the mentality to comply with these demands, which in turn physically conditions the players to further excel. This bodes well for the run-in. We are in great condition."