Rafa Benitez today admitted he was 'really pleased' after Steven Gerrard was found not guilty of affray at Liverpool Crown Court.
Benitez learned of the decision during a training session in the national stadium of Singapore.
"We are really pleased," said the boss. "He is very important for us and he can now focus just on football.
"We are all pleased at the club and over here at the training camp.
"We have been supporting him all the time and were just waiting for the decision. Now he can concentrate just on football and hopefully play at the same level as last year."
On leaving court earlier today, Gerrard said: "I'm glad to put this case behind me. I'm really looking forward to the season ahead and concentrating on football.
"I'd like to say a big thank you to my legal team, my friends and family and everyone at Liverpool Football Club for supporting me."
Meanwhile, back in Singapore Benitez welcomed back Yossi Benayoun and Xabi Alonso to full training this evening, but Glen Johnson missed the session with an Achilles problem.
"We have to be careful with Glen because he is still feeling his Achilles," added the boss.
"I was very happy to have Yossi and Xabi back. They were working very hard, the tempo of the session was fantastic and the fans really enjoyed it.
"We are trying to step up our training every day, especially for the international players. Today we had three teams playing against each other. It was good competition and pleasing for me to see."