Steven Gerrard: No rift with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has dismissed suggestions he
has fallen out with manager Brendan Rodgers after he was
left out of the starting lineup for Saturday's 1-0 win over
Stoke City.
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.
The former England international used his Instagram account
on Sunday to rubbish rumours his absence from the side was
down to a problem with the manager.
Gerrard said: "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, Reds 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.
The Belgium international 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."
Information from the Press Association was used in this
report