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JOSE ENRIQUE has revealed that Liverpool FC boss Brendan Rodgers speaks his kind of language ... literally!

And now Enrique is trying to pass on some Spanish tips to team-mate Glen Johnson as well.

Manager Rodgers is a fluent Spanish speaker and Enrique has revealed that manager Rodgers tries to get up close and personal with as many players as possible.

“He likes to be close with the players. He talks with everyone the same,” explained Enrique. “It surprised me that he knows all the young players, coming from the Under 16s and Under18s.

“He knows the name of everyone; it’s good because the young players are people like us and it’s good for them to know that the manager knows them. I really like the manager.”

Enrique is also close to fellow full-back Glen Johnson, and explained that he is trying to pass on some Spanish-speaking tips to the England international.

“I try to make him learn a little bit,” he said.

“Maybe he has to pay me a little bit of money because I give him Spanish lessons every day.

“I really like Johnson. As a player, he is one of the best right-backs in the world, and he’s a really good person as well.”

But while Enrique really likes his manager and his Anfield defensive colleague, he is most definitely not a fan of taking penalties.

He scored his first Liverpool goal earlier this season against Wigan, from open play, and laughed: “I am realistic in my life – if you’re not good at something, don’t do it. I’m not good at taking penalties so I will be last, even after Pepe Reina.

“It was an amazing feeling to score my first Liverpool goal. It was one of the best moments I have ever had.”

Enrique swapped Tyneside for Merseyside during the summer of 2011 following four years with Newcastle – a switch influenced by the desire to emulate modern greats at Anfield.

“One of the reasons I came here was Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and now Luis Suarez,” he told LFC TV in the latest edition of their ‘Life Through a Lens’ programme.

“These are players that have amazing history at the club and I want to try to be like them in the future here. You have to respect the past he has here – he’s a player that has played 700 games.

“It’s not lucky, he deserves it. He has been an amazing player for Liverpool for many years and he’s an example for any player here.

“Coming to Liverpool was one of the best decisions in my life, in terms of football.

“Of course, I already played for a good club at Newcastle, but you can’t compare one club with the other in terms of history.

“It was really quick; I knew there was interest from before the summer. When they started talking to Newcastle about how much I was going to go for, it was one or two days to sort it out. I told them I wanted to come here.

“I’m really happy with my decision to be here; it’s my second season and I’m playing a lot, like last year. I’m improving a lot as a player and a person as well.”