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Joe Gomez has vowed to keep repaying the faith shown in him by Jurgen Klopp as the Liverpool centre-back looks to maintain his outstanding start to the campaign.

The 21-year-old defender excelled alongside Virgil van Dijk in Saturday's hard-fought 2-1 win over Leicester City.

Gomez missed both the Champions League final and the World Cup after undergoing ankle surgery in May but he has put that heartache firmly behind him.

His form has been recognised by Gareth Southgate with an England recall for the matches against Spain and Switzerland.

Southgate recently bemoaned the lack of game-time given to young English players in the Premier League but Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold are regulars for the table-topping Reds.

“For me and Trent, we're at a great club with a top manager,” Gomez said.

“We're both grateful for that and he puts faith in us to perform. We're obviously still quite young but I think its about trying to prove we're capable and can communicate as a unit. Hopefully we can carry on taking our chances and keep progressing.

“I watched the World Cup like any other fan but I was disappointed not to be there. I'm over it now, I can't dwell on my own disappointment. I've just got to move on and I'm happy to be back in the squad.

“I spoke to Gareth quite a lot before the World Cup. We were sort of unsure before whether I was going to have the operation or not.

“He's a great manager and we obviously had contact and he wished me well. After that it was about supporting the team.

“I'm looking forward to getting some minutes in the two games. It's always a positive for me playing with England and I'm still quite new to the squad. It's nice to be involved.”

Gomez played most of his football for the Reds at full-back before this season but in the absence of Dejan Lovren he has grasped his chance in the middle.

The former Charlton youngster insisted it was a team effort after the Reds held on to make it four wins out of four at the King Power Stadium.

“In the past I have said I do want to play in the middle eventually but whether I'm doing well or not there, it's not for me to decide,” Gomez said.

“All I can do is play. I've just got to stay focused and try and keep going. I've got great people around me like Virg and the whole team to learn from and keep developing.

“The main thing is that we've come away with 12 points. I'm happy we've had a good run so far but it's about continuing it now. Every game is different, we've had different challenges over the four games so far and it's about adapting.

“It's not an easy place to come but we deserved the win in the end. It's very early doors and we all know that but we want to keep the momentum going after the international break.”

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A blunder by Alisson Becker allowed Rachid Ghezzal to half the deficit for Leicester but Gomez dismissed suggestions that the £65million keeper needs to change his approach.

“That is his style of play and I think everyone wants him to continue doing that,” Gomez added.

“All the time he gives us that confidence that we can play and it relieves a lot of pressure for us. Everyone has their style of play and we don't want him to change. I think he's confident and will continue to do so.

“As a team we play for clean sheets. It's the foundation for you because if they don't score you can't lose. It's going to happen though, we're bound to concede goals but the main thing is the reaction.

“We didn't drop our heads and we knew we could withstand the pressure and that is the main thing. We'll take the three points over the clean sheet.

“It's all about getting results. We're not always going to have the best performances but we'll take the result every day of the week.

“I think there were times last season when we might not have seen games like that out and we want to try and correct that this year. These could be valuable points come the end of the season.”