Brendan Rodgers has said that Steven Gerrard's experience in the Premier League would be "invaluable to young players" if the midfielder switched to management in the future.

The Liverpool captain has announced that he will be leaving Anfield after 17 seasons to move to the MLS when his contract expires in the summer.

The Reds manager told the club's website: "From my perspective here, the experience that he has of Liverpool as a club and those little bits of gold dust that he can give players would be invaluable to young players.

"But moving into coaching and management is not something you just click your fingers and move into. There's a lot of work, lot of hours, lot of time and a lot of commitment that has to go into that.

"You see coaches coming in on the back of managers, learning the ropes and then maybe one day moving on in that field. For Steven, that would be a great opportunity for him to do that, but time will tell if that's something that he's really interested in."

Rodgers has already said that he would welcome Gerrard back to Anfield as a coach.