Joe Gomez has heaped praise on Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

The English defender signed a five-year contract extension on Thursday.

And Klopp was a major reason behind that decision.

Asked if Klopp had influenced his decisions, Gomez told the club's website: "Massively. The gaffer is, I think, the best in the world for me.

"He has been a massive part of my life, not just as a manager but as a man. He teaches us all principles outside of football each day in the way he carries himself and the way he is as a person.

"Having the opportunity to learn from him as a teenager until now has been great and I know there is a lot more I can learn from him, hence why I feel this is the best place for me to be.

"I am definitely grateful for the lessons he has taught me throughout my time here, whether that be through injury or through times when I've been doing well. He has always got the right balance, the right advice.

"I think that's why people want to come here and why those that are here - like me - want to stay."