Flanagan set for new Liverpool deal - Rodgers

Flanagan set for new Liverpool deal - Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Friday that 21-year-old full-back Jon Flanagan is to be offered a new contract at the club.

Arsenal's Nacho Monreal vies with Liverpool's English defender Jon Flanagan (right) during their English FA Cup match at The Emirates Stadium in north London on February 16, 2014

Flanagan has established himself as a regular member of the Liverpool starting XI this season, making 14 appearances, and excelled in his side's 3-0 win at Manchester United last weekend.

"Jon will be given a new contract," Rodgers said, in comments reported by several British newspapers. "Come the summer he's got another year (to run on his contract) so he will definitely be given a new deal, no question.

"He has been outstanding. He reminded me of (former Liverpool full-back) Steve Nicol against Manchester United on Sunday -- a right-footed player on the left side; steady, aggressive, no fear.

"He's been a revelation, and particularly in the big games. It's great when you see a young player develop like that. You can see the confidence he has now. He has made himself an important member of the squad."

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