If the Premier League title comes to rest at the City of Manchester stadium, or Stamford Bridge, Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool are already set to finish the season with a victory.

The Liverpool manager believes the success of his side has proved the sustainability of the model implemented in restructuring the club. Ahead of Liverpool’s massive meeting with Manchester City on Saturday – a game which could decide the title race – Rodgers is confident his club’s approach is a potent alternative to the big money model employed by clubs such as Manchester City.

“This season, however it finishes, will be a great victory for the model that we've chosen to work here, which is about player development,” Rodgers told Sky Sports.

"Look at each individual player, looking at the players within our system, within our structure here at the academy and the club, looking at the senior players, how we can find ways to extend their careers to make them better players, and it's a model we're happy with and a model we feel will give us that sustainable success over a longer period.

"I won't disrespect what they've done because of where they were at - they've a lot of new money that's come into the club in order to gain success.

"And that money they've invested wisely in a lot of top players. In these recent couple of years it has won them the Premier League and the FA Cup, and the League Cup, so I'm sure their supporters won't be complaining.

"For us it's a different way of working. We're on a different road."