Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has no doubts Liverpool would not have qualified for the Champions League without him last season.
Suarez insists Liverpool needed his leadership to finish inside the top four.
He said: "Personal success is always welcome and makes you happy, because that's recognition of the good work you have done. But I put the team ahead of that and last season Liverpool came so close to winning the Premier League, which would have been spectacular. I appreciate all the work the team did.
"But I missed six matches and scored all those goals in the Premier League without being the penalty-taker. I really could leave happy because if I hadn't had the attitude and mentality to lead the team, I don't think Liverpool would have done as well as they did. Getting back into the Champions League was another target I had in mind."
