Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has opened up on the support he has received from his club manager this week.

Gomez is back in the England senior squad for the first time since a big injury he suffered on international duty.

The defender has never reached the heights he did prior to November 2020, when he suffered a serious knee injury in training.

"The gaffer [Jurgen Klopp] at the club is one of a kind and I obviously owe a lot to him," said Gomez, via Liverpool's club website.

"He has been probably the biggest influence on my career, or definitely.

"It's nice to have that support from your manager.

“I definitely didn't ask him to do it! But he has obviously been a massive influence on me, not just as a player but as a person, so that was obviously nice of him."