Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has admitted that he felt "privileged and honoured" to sign a contract extension with Liverpool last year.

The England international agreed terms on a new three-year deal at the start of the season as a reward for battling back from a long-term knee injury.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, a £35m signing from Arsenal in August 2017, has thanked the Reds for their show of support and acknowledged that the Merseyside outfit took a risk handing him a new contract.

"It was another big moment for me," he told the club's official website. "It was really exciting for me, obviously coming off the back of an injury; we were talking for a while if that was the thing we were going to do and coming to an agreement on that meant a lot to me.

"To be at a club that supported me all the way through an injury like that, which for some it can be career-ruining or career-ending, to commit to an extension and a contract, probably at a time where maybe it was a bit of a risk or they had to put a lot of trust and faith in me as an athlete and a person, because after an injury like that no-one really knows how you're going to come back, for the club to do that meant the absolute world to me.

"I felt very privileged and honoured to extend my time with an amazing football club and an amazing team. Definitely one of my favourite moments of the season."

Oxlade-Chamberlain has made 30 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions this season, starting 18 of those games.