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Joao Teixeira has warned Liverpool he must get more game time if they want him to sign a new contract, writes Neil Moxley in the Sunday People.

The midfielder’s deal is due to run out at the end of the season and talks over a fresh agreement have opened with his agent Jorge Mendes.

Teixeira, 23, who started against West Ham in the FA Cup, is targeting more games so he can get into the Portugal side.

He said: “I haven’t played much. I’ve been on the bench a lot and I don’t like that. I’ve played five times for the first team and I’ve scored my first goal at Anfield which is special.

“It’s been good, but I need to play more.”

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Teixeira, who scored in the Reds’ FA Cup win against Exeter, and has been voted Liverpool’s best academy player, added: “I’m here to work and show I can play more.

“For now, my plans are to stay with Liverpool and play more here, but you never know what will happen in the future.”

Despite his frustration over a lack of playing time, Teixeira enjoys working with Kop boss Jurgen Klopp and has revealed the fun element the German has brought to the club.

He said: “He’s as you see him on TV. He’s as irreverent among us as he is in public, and he is always joking.

“He’s passionate and loves what he’s doing.

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“He’s very emotional and conveys that to us in training, in the way he speaks with us and the way he explains what he wants from us. He’s electric.

“The other day we were doing an exercise of exchanging passes, Jordon Ibe missed a pass and he stopped the exercise to go and give him his glasses.

“I think the manager likes me. But it’s like he says, ‘I’m your friend, but I’m not your best friend’.

“It’s a way of saying he’s our friend, but he’s also the man in charge and who makes the decisions.”

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