Brendan Rodgers has described Steven Gerrard as "incomparable" following confirmation that the midfielder will leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

The club captain is out of contract in the summer, and has announced that he will seek a new venture in another league once his deal has expired.

The manager told the club's website: "It is almost an impossible task to find the words to appropriately sum up Steven Gerrard and his importance to Liverpool. This is an era where the word 'legend' is vastly overused, but in his case it actually doesn't do him justice.

"From a personal point of view I will always have gratitude for the support he gave me, when I arrived here as manager. Steven came to see me and promised he would be 100% behind me and do everything he could to help as we looked to introduce new ideas and a new way of working. He wasn't just true to his word, he vastly exceeded it.

"As a player he is immense and the influence he has on games should never be understated. At times he has carried this club on his back and in my time here he has always shown the ability that has rightly seen him be regarded as one of the world's best for well over a decade. As a leader and as a man, he is probably incomparable to anyone I have ever worked with.

"We of course will miss him, both on the field of play and in his capacity as club captain, but his influence will live on and we wish him nothing but joy and success wherever he chooses to go next. Until that moment arrives I will continue to enjoy working with Steven Gerrard the man and Steven Gerrard the player, one of the greatest we have seen."

It has been speculated that Gerrard will move to America to play in the MLS.