Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has expressed his 'excitement' about working under new manager Brendan Rodgers for the new Premier League season.

The 32-year-old, who joined up with the Reds in Boston yesterday following an extended break after competing in Euro 2012, believes that the Merseyside club should feel optimistic with Rodgers's new system implemented.

"It's an exciting new era for the players," said Gerrard. "We've been looking in from our holidays and hearing what the manager has been saying, what his vision is and what his targets are.

"All we can do is give him our full support and work as hard as we can to make his job easier. We had two big cup finals last year, we won one and lost one, and there is certainly a platform there for this team to grow and improve, and with our new manager and coaching staff in place, it's an exciting time. I'm really excited to get going again in the new set up."

Gerrard is expected to feature in Liverpool's pre-season friendly against Roma at Fenway Park tonight.