Rodgers wants Liverpool to show steel

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has called on his players to find their steely side in order to cut out the inconsistencies which have dogged their season.

In the last three matches the Reds have surprisingly lost at home to Aston Villa, hammered Fulham 4-0 and then capitulated at Stoke having been a goal up. Instead of being within touching distance of the top four, which was the main aim this season, Liverpool are 10th and looking an increasingly distant eight points back.

"If you are going to affect the top of the league, which is what we want to do in years to come, you have to have more steel than that," said Reds boss Rodgers.

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