Newcastle manager Alan Pardew insists pressure is on Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool However, Liverpool have struggled to find their feet so far this campaign under the leadership of Rodgers, leaving Pardew confident he can end the Reds" seven-game winning run against the Magpies on Merseyside. They still have some fantastic players. The England captain (Steven Gerrard) and (Luis) Suarez are two of the best players in the Premier League, so we have to make sure we are very much on top of our game. Pardew has also backed Rodgers to find a solution to Liverpool's sluggish start to the season and has called for him to be given a chance to make his mark at the club. Liverpool have only won twice this season, against Reading and Norwich, and were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Swansea on Wednesday. "You have to remember that Brendan Rodgers is someone who was brought in to play a style of football and a vision they believe in," Pardew added. They have to give him time and the right tools. In the last window, if I'm honest, I don't think he was given the tools that he needed so I think it was always going to be difficult for him.