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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has told Steven Gerrard he faces a club-versus-country decision after the World Cup.

The Anfield giants' captain will skipper England in Brazil this summer, but has the added demands of Champions League football next term.

“I just think he’ll need to assess things after Brazil, as he’ll be 34 then,” said Rodgers after a 4-0 friendly win over Shamrock Rovers in Dublin, thanks to goals from Iago Aspas, Fabio Borini, Martin Kelly and Jack Dunn.

“He’s been a brilliant captain for me, a great leader, a brilliant man. He’ll arrive at the Champions League next season as one of the playmakers of the tournament.”

But with England heading into September Euro 2016 qualifiers, Rodgers added: “His condition is terrific. He’s in every day like clockwork, he eats the right foods, body weight right on the money.

"Next season, there will be a big demand. If he comes and asks that, I’ll give an opinion on it [but] I think it’s a decision he has to make.

“He’s a very clear vision of the game, and what he wants to do for Liverpool. He loves playing for England. He’ll go and concentrate on England and we’ll see what happens after that.”