Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes says everyone at the club are delighted for Luke Chambers after his Liverpool debut in midweek.

The former Killie loanee shone in Liverpool's Europa League victory over Toulouse.

McInnes recalled to the Daily Mail how Chambers turned down England U20 World Cup selection to play the final two games of last season and help them beat the drop.

"You shouldn't expect that commitment," McInnes said. "He was good as gold from the moment he came in the door. He was in a different class. There was nervousness from us when he got called up. It's a significant tournament and being part of it would have been great.

"He told me, 'I'm not going, my job is here at Killie'. We needed him more than England did at the moment! That tells you a lot about him to be honest. He's a boy I enjoyed working with, I've worked with a lot of players but he's right up there in terms of likeability and potential.

"I've worked with a lot of loan players and none have made a bigger impact than Luke. What a diamond of a boy he is, Liverpool are lucky to have him. The more important the game, the better he became and more maturity he showed. He handled all the pressure brilliantly.

"In the modern game now players have far too many distractions and influences - social media, agents, girlfriends - but Luke is a throwback. He did everything 100 per cent right, worked his socks off. But moreover he is a great lad, our boys loved him and he's still in the group chat.

"He immersed himself in the cause for us. We get a lot of players coming from England on loan and some of them have an ego, they come in like they're doing us a favour. It was never that with Luke, he was so appreciative of the opportunity. Him and his family loved it here.

"Luke was a huge hit with the fans. I'm delighted to have helped him, he will have a good career at Liverpool or anywhere. He is the first defender ever to ask for an assist clause in his contract! That shows what sort of player he is, he loves getting forward like Liverpool's full-backs do.

"He grew up as a man, too. The boys host Come Dine With Me events where they take it in turns to cook for each other and he was going to all of them, hosting some nights too. The senior players all took to him. Luke was a wee bit shy at the start but got better at his cooking!"