Liverpool star Naby Keita is very proud to have teammates that were nominated for the Ballon D'Or.

The central midfielder is attempting to find his place in the starting line-up with the Reds.

But rather than be envious towards his Ballon d'Or-nominated teammates, Keita is very happy for them.

Liverpool had several players on the 30-man nomination list, including Sadio Mane, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, and Gini Wijnaldum.

Keita told the club's official website: "The whole dressing room has congratulated them.

"It's an honour for them to be nominated, and it serves to mark your achievements up to that point, but it also serves as a motivation to continue improving and working as well.

"Of course, I am not only happy for Sadio, but the other Liverpool players too: they are all my teammates and I am really happy for them. They had an extraordinary season, and hopefully, are all set to have another one this season and the one after that too.

"[The nominations], it gives a big boost of pride to each player; in yourself, pride for your family, for your friends.

"But with that boost, it's up to you to keep on keeping on, right until the end and I am sure they will do exactly that."