Rodgers: We have even greater belief now

Brendan Rodgers is convinced Liverpool can go one better next season and win the Premier League.

And the manager – who believes his team “recovered the soul of the club” this season — has no fears that the players will suffer from the agony of coming so close only to lose out to Manchester City in the title race.

“I think the psychological impact is only a positive one,” he said after watching a largely developmental Liverpool side beat Shamrock Rovers 4-0 in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium yesterday.