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Luis Suarez has credited Brendan Rodgers for helping him become a better player - as the former Liverpool boss is lined up to take charge at Celtic.

The Scottish champions have interviewed Rodgers twice and majority shareholder Dermot Desmond confirmed last night the new boss could be named by the weekend.

The South American superstar striker said: “He is one of the best coaches in Europe and I am not surprised he is looking to get back in to the game because it is a game he loves.

“I am glad he has taken his time since leaving Liverpool. He should only be looking at the top jobs, with the top clubs, who will be playing Champions League football.

“If it was not for Brendan, then I know I would not be the same player that you see at Barcelona today.

“Such a big part of my education is down to him and his management.

“Of course he works to make the team stronger but he really works on a one to one level with the players.

“He will sit down with each player at the club, and work on where you can improve, where you can exploit opposition, he leaves nothing to chance.

“He is a very intelligent man. If the players at his next club listen to his words, they will become better players for sure.”

Suarez has been the world’s best striker this season with his staggering goal return helping Barca win La Liga again.

Sakho at Melwood with Suarez

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When he left Liverpool in 2014 Suarez gave a revealing insight into the methods Rodgers used to helo him adjust from Dutch football to the Premier League.

“When Brendan was appointed, I was excited,” he said.

“I’d actually spoken to him when he was at Swansea in Spanish, which I thought was a good touch. He was familiar with the Spanish way of playing, as he’d studied there.

“He was very clever and told me that Liverpool would play possession football, as it would suit me.

“He helped me with my runs, arriving in the area at the right time and coming in from wide, which benefited my confidence.

“We worked hard on finding ways I could isolate players and then try to beat them, man on man. That was the only way I could succeed in England.

“If you punt a long ball up towards me and one of these [Premier League] defenders, I am not going to win it.

“But the way Liverpool played, with the ball on the floor, and being released very fast to my feet, gave me a chance against the big guys.

“I wasn’t proven and I had to adapt to the Premier League, which Brendan knew. He knows all about English football and he educated me to become successful.”