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Liverpool boss Rodgers convinced Lambert to reject Villa

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers talked Rickie Lambert out of a move away yesterday.

Lambert was in talks over a loan move to Aston Villa.

But the striker turned it down after being promised some game time from Rodgers - including the prospects of a Europa League and FA Cup run, says the Mirror.

Lambert has struggled for minutes since his summer arrival from Southampton.

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