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Brendan Rodgers has vowed he can handle the pressures of the Premier League title run-in as the Liverpool FC boss insisted: “I’m loving every minute of it.”

The Northern Irishman has masterminded a remarkable 14-game unbeaten league run since the turn of the year which has taken the Reds into top spot.

Rodgers has remained a calm and composed figure throughout and he says that won’t change whatever happens over the final five matches.

Challenging for the title may be a new experience for him, but he boasts the same fearless attitude he has drilled into a group of players who have already exceeded all expectations this term.

“I’m loving every minute of it,” Rodgers told the ECHO.

“This is brilliant. I may not have been in this position before but I have been in football a long time.

“This is only my fifth year as a manager but I’ve been stood on the touchline coaching for 20 years. I am just really enjoying seeing us develop as a team.

“When you play and work for a club like Liverpool there is always pressure every day of your life.

“I walk past the European Cup every day when I walk into the training ground and I know there are another four in the museum at Anfield. That can be pressure but only if you let it be pressure.

“For us as a team, this is why we work hard. We’ve worked hard all season to be in this position. Now we’re there we’re going to fight and work even harder to stay there.

“I’ve been through much worse things in my life than being in the title race at the top of the Premier League. It’s insignificant in terms of some psychological things which have gone on.

“This feeling of working well and winning games is great and long may it continue.”

The stage is set for a mouthwatering showdown when title rivals Manchester City visit Anfield on Sunday.

A 10th successive league victory would put Liverpool just four wins away from ending their 24-year wait for domestic glory.

As preparations for the City clash get underway, Rodgers knows the role of inspirational captain Steven Gerrard will be vital.

The experienced midfielder is enjoying a rich vein of form and was the Reds’ outstanding performer in Sunday’s 2-1 win at West Ham.

“Steven’s importance has been from the first day I came in here,” Rodgers added.

“He has been brilliant. He’s a real leader and a real pillar within the squad. He’s a wonderful role model for any young player.

“The quality of his passing is sensational. Steven is a player who could play anywhere on the football field and his leadership would come out. There are very few players you could say that about.

“If you look at how he deals with pressure moments, not many deal with them better than Steven. He is really enjoying it and rightly so. This is where we want to be and where Liverpool ought to be.”

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