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Oxlade-Chamberlain on Liverpool peaking: We all grew up together

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is proud of his time with Liverpool.

Despite his injury problems, the midfielder will leave Anfield a Premier League and Champions League winner.

He told liverpoolfc.com: "I think all of us together sort of grew into that at the same time. I kind of knew Mo before but seeing that same season how Mo just became a superstar, something he'd been working on for years before Liverpool was realised in that season for himself.

“Hendo, who has just been the ultimate professional and obviously was here for years before. Him being able to lead a team that could do what we did at that point, I'm proud that he got that moment that he deserved with that.

“Millie, Robbo… I remember playing against Robbo for Hull. I can remember playing against him many times and thinking it was going to be an easy day – I saw him line up, dodgy haircut, boots not looking too nice, I thought, 'Yeah, it's going to be easy.' [But] I always had a tough day against Robbo.

“And then seeing him in that same season, he started off where Alberto [Moreno] was playing really well, then he just grew into what he is now: one of the best left-backs in the world.

“I feel like we all came into that moment at the same time and that made it even more special. And doing it a club like this and how much the fans love success. Even before me, I've never looked at this club as anything but having amazing support, even through times of maybe not winning as much as they would have liked, with some top, top, top players.

“Then for us to have had that opportunity to give them that, that moment was just special. And luckily we managed to carry that on to some extent for the years to come as well."

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