Liverpool striker Paul Glatzel has revealed the support he's had from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain since breaking down with a knee injury.

Glatzel, who turns 19 today, is making good progress as he continues his long-term rehabilitation from an ACL injury sustained in pre-season last summer.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, who previously spent a year on the sidelines himself with a serious knee injury, has become a role model for his younger teammate.

"I look at the season Ox has had quite a lot because I know he had a tough injury like me," Glatzel told Liverpoolfc.com.

"I had a conversation with him a few weeks ago about it and was comparing his rehab with the stage that I'm at, and he said I just need to keep going and focus and trust the physios.

"I'm grateful to all of the physios how they have all helped me so far and I just need to trust them, like Ox said, and hopefully I can get back on the pitch if I keep working hard.

"It was great for me to hear that from Ox and for me to know that if I stick to it I will be back, and I will be back to the form I was hitting before this injury. I can't wait to get back."