Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he's counting on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain next season.

It has been a campaign to forget for many of Liverpool's players but the frustrations have been more acute for Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose last start was in the Premier League on January 21 and who has been limited to just 274 minutes of playing time.

"The summer is important for all of us," said Klopp. "When you don't start games and you have to use every training session and every minute on the pitch to convince. I don't have to be convinced, actually, but it's about showing up in these kinds of moments.

"Ox had some good moments; he has shown up really well and that is good. This situation is not always easy for all the boys not only Ox, but for Naby, not easy for Shaq – I know that. During this season, a lot of things have happened. One thing we try to do is get balance, rhythm and stability.

"That means you don't change these kinds of positions too often during games and that is it pretty much. So a few things in midfield need to be different to other times when we were much more settled and stable. That is the reason why some players don't have enough minutes.

"They understand the situation; that is clear. But hopefully that will completely change next year because when you have more stability in the last line then you can be more flexible formation-wise further up the pitch. Am I counting on him for next season? Yes."