Brendan Rodgers think Liverpool play like Bayern Munich

Sturridge and Suarez pictured at a Liverpool training session

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has heaped praise on the strike duo of Suarez and Sturridge going on to say that they are in the league of Bayern Munich players. Goal.com reports.

Sturridge has been in stellar form for Liverpool this season finding the back of the net seven times in eight matches while Suarez scored twice against Sunderland, which was his first game since his ban for a bite on Chelsea defender Branslav Ivanovic.

Rodgers watched Bayern thrash Manchester City and stated that his teams strikers played just like the current Champions League winners.

“If you watched their [Munich's] system last night [Wednesday night], the right-back and left-back were going into midfield at times as well to go and join in,” the Reds coach told reporters.

“It’s just really wherever you can get superiority in the game.

“If I look at Daniel [Sturridge] and Luis Suarez; I call them nine-and-a-halves, they’re not straight up and down strikers.

“They like to move and they like to get in between.”

Rodgers stated that the Merseyside club play like Bayern due to the expertise of the foorwards.

“The system is normally based on the characteristics of your players, so for us we’ve tried it,” the 40-year-old former Swansea manager said.

“I’ve looked at it a number of times last season with Daniel Sturridge through the middle and Luis Suarez just off as a number 10 but he’s not a number 10.

“He’s more midfield or an attacking midfield player type and playing one of them off the sides.

“I think it just gets better the longer they play with players or goalscorers, there’s no question about that.”

“If you watched their [Munich's] system last night [Wednesday night], the right-back and left-back were going into midfield at times as well to go and join in,” the Reds coach told reporters.

“It’s just really wherever you can get superiority in the game.

“If I look at Daniel [Sturridge] and Luis Suarez; I call them nine-and-a-halves, they’re not straight up and down strikers.

“They like to move and they like to get in between.”

Rodgers said Liverpool were able to employ a similar style of play to the Bavarians due to the qualities of their players.

“The system is normally based on the characteristics of your players, so for us we’ve tried it,” the 40-year-old Northern Irishman said.

“I’ve looked at it a number of times last season with Daniel Sturridge through the middle and Luis Suarez just off as a number 10 but he’s not a number 10.

“He’s more midfield or an attacking midfield player type and playing one of them off the sides.

“I think it just gets better the longer they play with players or goalscorers, there’s no question about that.”

The manager heaped praise on Simon Mignolet for his performance since signing for the club this summer, and said that the Frenchman would have a big role to play for the Reds this season.

“Any good team always has a top goalkeeper and he [Mignolet] made two great saves last week,” the Northern Irishman said.

“I’ve said at the beginning of the season that he’s going to be very very important for us. He’ll save us points this year.”

“Any good team always has a top goalkeeper and he [Mignolet] made two great saves last week,” the Northern Irishman said.

“I’ve said at the beginning of the season that he’s going to be very very important for us. He’ll save us points this year.”