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“If you’re talking about sheer talent then that’s what Leigh has and he’s a good guy as well.

“I have a lot of time for him and he’s a great boy.”

Rodgers believes there will be an element of relief for Griffiths as he now looks to get his life back on track.

“It normally is – for guys who have issues and you ask them what their best day was and it’s when it all comes out,” said Rodgers.

“I remember talking to a player who had huge gambling issues and, when I quizzed him on what was the best feeling, he said it was when his wife caught him because that finished it and he could start to make himself better. Until that point he was living a lie.

“Now, once it out there, hopefully it can draw a line under the issues for Leigh, and the club, players, fans can all support him and give him time to become better.”

The problems around Griffiths are nothing new for Rodgers. The rumours around the player have circulated for years now but it says something that the club chose to offer the player a new fouryear contract a few months back while being fully aware he was struggling with certain issues.

“It would have been very easy to say ‘oh, you’re a pain in the backside, just move on’, but you know he is a good guy who just needs help,” said Rodgers. “He is a football talent and I have always said at big clubs where there is competition you need three strikers.

“I always thought he would be one of those, hence the reason why he got a new deal. Also, we know we have to help him and he knows he has to help himself.

“Ultimately, the responsibility will always go back to you. You have to want to do it. It has to. It is no good everyone else wanting it for you. You have to want to do it.”