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Brendan Rodgers ready to persuade Jamie Carragher out of retirement
LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers will persuade Jamie Carragher to rethink his retirement plans in the summer.
Carragher announced in February that he would bring the curtain down on his playing career at the end of the season after making over 700 appearances for the club.
The defensive stalwart has been a permanent fixture as of late for Liverpool, as he has played the full 90 minutes in all but one of the club's last 11 Premier League fixtures.
His boss Brendan Rodgers, who appeared on Sky Sport's football show Goals on Sunday, yesterday said he intends to holds talks with the player in the summer.
He said: ""He's been fantastic and I do [believe he could play next season]. Him and I communicate a lot and he's obviously got something in his mind.
"Him and I will sit down between now and the end of the season anyway and we'll see where it goes.
"If he does go, I will certainly miss him because he's been brilliant for me in my time there, going in as a manager of a club of that size.
"He's shown great respect and really helped me and the other guys.
"The thing for now is to keep performing the way he is until the end of the season and between then and now him and I will chat and we'll take it from there."