"Every club I've been at I've always worked with a neurologist or sports psychologist. Coming to Liverpool it was important we got in the best. When I first met Steve he was not sure about football because he'd always been kept at arm's length and the experiences he'd had in football very briefly were not very good. We asked him to come and it's worked extremely well. He and I have a very close relationship in terms of the importance of the role."
Having secured permission from Rodgers, Peters is also helping Roy Hodgson and will be working with England at the World Cup in Brazil. He is very much in the limelight but Liverpool are not worried about their psychiatrist possibly defecting, let alone taking advice from snooker's Ronnie O'Sullivan and decamping to Manchester United.
"Steve's had chances to go to other clubs but he's very happy here," Rodgers said. "Often in football mental skills get forgotten about but, for me, they are the key to winning. Steve's a genius in that field and such an understanding guy. He's also great for m to bounce ideas off because command can be lonely."
