Bredan Rodgers has urged Liverpool to stay calm and focus on their quest to be League champions this season
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The former Liverpool boss was close to winning the Premier League title under the Reds in 2014 but a defeat to Chelsea in April and a draw against Crystal Palace wrecked his side's long-run, leaving Manchester City the crowned champions.
Rodgers managed Liverpool from 2012 to 2015 and left the Merseyside outfit for Celtic after failing to guide them through the Champions League group stage and also going empty that season.
And the current Celtic boss has urged Jurgen Klopp's men not to slip off their chances this season as they continue to float at top of the Premier League table.
Rodgers told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show: "It's another point towards where they want to be [regarding their 1-1 draw against Leicester City] , and with 14 games left it’s still a long way out.
"With 10 games to go the dynamic changes and then with five to go it changes again.
"It's just about trying to stay calm and focus on playing well, and if you can do that you get the chance to win."
"I look at it back in 2014, in our last 14 games we actually won 12 of them, drew one and lost one, but we still ended up losing the title.
"It's a difficult one for Liverpool. It's an incredible club and the support is amazing, but because it's been so long the emotion can really affect them.
"So it's trying to manage that, trying to keep that calmness and use that emotional connection, but also try to ensure you don’t overthink it and just play the game rather than the whole process which is trying to win the league."