Liverpool defender Flanagan signs new contract

Flanagan's current deal was due to expire at the end of the season after he was given only a one-year extension following 20 months out with a knee problem.

The 23-year-old made his comeback in the FA Cup third-round replay at home to Exeter City in January after an absence of 619 days and has impressed in his four appearances since.

"I've been through a lot in the last two years with the injury, and maybe a few people thought my future was in doubt but I've worked hard and this is a bonus at the end of it," Flanagan told Liverpool's website.

"It's brilliant -- it's something I've always wanted to do since I was a child.

"Any doubters who have said I was finished and stuff like that, it has made me come back stronger."

Earlier in the day, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed how he had been the one to push for a new deal for the academy graduate.

"I was a little bit involved in these negotiations," said Klopp, who was always keen to retain the services of the Liverpool-born right-back.

"It is good for us but I think in this special case, with his long injury, it is better for Flanno.

"There are a few other full-backs in the world but not so many Scousers and not so many came back after a difficult injury."