Brendan Rodgers

But he is right up there, Kelly, with the elite players.

and more football, you know, how he threatens the line, his speed over, the explosive speed over a short distance is absolutely phenomenal.

And like I say, he's very focused.

You know, he's early 30s now, but he's still as quick as ever.

And

his appetite for the game and he's got that old school mentality where he wants to fight he wants to run and like I say he's you know his whole attitude to the game has been absolutely brilliant since I came in so yeah and a natural goal scorer you know you just got to get the service to him and he'll finish

to be honest, Kelly, I'm not on social media.

I, I, I stay clear of that.

Um, so I wouldn't, I wouldn't really know if there's anything that's out toward, I get it.

I'll obviously get it back from, from the club, but, um, but no, I've always trusted players.

You know, I've always tried to, to treat players like adults, you know, the guys know the industry they're in, uh, and, and especially in the, in the premier league where your physicality is so important.

And, uh,

I've seen nothing in my time here to make me think otherwise, you know.

But, of course, you have to continually measure.

And, like I said, I'm always speaking with our sports science team who keep me up to speed with everything.

And then, of course, I'll hook up with the players and ask how they are.

So, no, I always trust the players.

No, I wasn't fortunate enough to see that, no.

No, he has a self-belief, but I've got to say, Jamie, he's a wonderful boy.

He's got the personality of a big player.