Glen Johnson admits that he enjoys playing for Brendan Rodgers much more than under Jose Mourinho.
England full-back Johnson served under Mourinho at Chelsea, but he was never able to become a regular first-team player at Stamford Bridge.
Johnson feels that the Portuguese tactician was unable to get the best out of him and says that Liverpool boss Rodgers is better at 'man management'.
"It was difficult for me under Jose at Chelsea because there was a moment when he said I deserved to play on merit," he told the Daily Mail.
"He said if I played well in the next game I would play the week after. I got man of the match so he couldn't drop me. Then in the next game he said the same thing and I got man of the match again.
"Then we had another game and after that Barcelona. I remember speaking to my agent and saying, 'He won't play me in this game because if I play well then he has to play me against Barcelona', and I knew that wasn't going to happen.
'' He didn't play me in that game and from that moment I just lost it and thought, 'Well, how am I meant to respect you now? It's just finished'.
"Brendan wouldn't do that. He's shown that if you're good enough you're old enough and you'll play in the big games if you deserve to. So in terms of man management, Brendan is definitely better."
Johnson believes Rodgers' style of play is not easily copied, adding: "Some managers like the thought of playing the way Brendan does but haven't got the confidence or knowhow to pull it off.
"Others would probably have panicked and changed their philosophy just to try and win. But Brendan was mentally strong enough and knew what he was trying to implement was right and that once we grabbed hold of it we would be a success."
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