Gerrard: No rift with Rodgers at Liverpool
Steven Gerrard has dismissed suggestions he has fallen out with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers after he was left out of the starting line-up for Saturday’s 1-0 win over Stoke.
Gerrard, 34, was named among the substitutes for the match, and Rodgers said after the game that he had been unaware that it had marked the 16th anniversary of the midfielder’s debut.
However, the Liverpool captain used his Instagram account on Sunday to rubbish rumours his absence from the side was down to a problem with the manager.
Gerrard wrote: “Just to set the record straight media talk of a fall out between us 2 is NONSENSE ..have a nice Sunday #together#solid#ynwa”
Meanwhile, Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has shrugged off criticism aimed at him and insists he does not dwell on individual performances whether they are good or bad.
Mignolet came under even more scrutiny after an error in the midweek Champions League tie but responded with only his third clean sheet in 25 appearances in the scrappy 1-0 win over Stoke.
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar this week blamed him for the club’s poor start to the campaign, criticising his inability to deal with crosses or command his area, but it has not even registered with Mignolet.
“I deal with a good performance the same as a poor performance – you have to accept it and move on,” he told Press Association Sport after Liverpool ended a three-match losing run in the league. “What I did after the [Ludogorets] game was look forward to the next game and that is what I will do again today.
“It is always pleasing as a goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet but the most important thing is to get back to winning ways and hopefully we can build a bit of momentum now. If you play at home you want to win games and we did the job and that is all that counts.
“There is another game on Tuesday [against bottom side Leicester] and we will look forward to that one.”
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