Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's attitude after the midfielder penned a four-year extension with Liverpool.

The England international missed a year of football with a serious knee injury before returning towards the tail-end of last season.

And Klopp has praised the 26-year-old for his perseverance during rehabilitation.

He said: "We all know Alex's story since he came to the club, and yes there have been disappointments as well as highs, but what has impressed me and everyone is his attitude to dealing with setbacks and his character.

"That's why none of us were ever in any doubt about him fighting his way back in the way he did. To see him play almost the whole game at Southampton on Saturday was such a positive moment for all of us, especially him.

"Now he is no longer injured, he is fit and he can kick on and show once again just how good he is. But there is still a lot of hard work on that road."