LONDON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool have confirmed that England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a new "long-term" contract with the club.
Oxlade-Chamberlain joined Liverpool from Arsenal in August 2017 and had an excellent season before suffering a serious knee injury in the Champions League semifinal first leg against Roma in April 2018, which sidelined him for a year and also saw him miss out on the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The player returned with two substitute appearances at the end of last season and made his first start for the club in last weekend's 2-1 win away to Southampton.
"I'm really excited; it's been in the pipeline for a little while, so it's nice to finally get it done and just extend my time here, which I am really looking forward to," he said in an interview with the Liverpool website.
"I feel like I missed out on a year, which I obviously did, so it's really exciting for me to be able to sign. It's something that I feel is an opportunity to give that year back and make up for lost time."
"You've got to count your blessings every time you get an opportunity like this, you don't get the chance to play for Liverpool football club every day. I am really excited to be able to extend my time here," he added.
Meanwhile coach Jurgen Klopp also welcomed the move saying he'd been "impressed" with 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," Klopp said.
"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."
The coach also looked ahead to the weekend game at home against Arsenal and insisted that the Premier League was not a two-horse race between Liverpool and Manchester City as it was last season." Enditem
