Liverpool vice-captain Andy Robertson remains in talks with the club over a new contract and insisted a change in his role this season has not diminished his desire to play.
The Scotland skipper, who is in the final months of his contract, has found his starting spot taken by £40million summer signing Milos Kerkez.
However, the 31-year-old has still made 20 appearances this season and will continue discussions with the club and his family about where his future lies.
"It's a difficult question to answer. I’ve got five months left and we need to see the option to stay or if there’s options to go," he said.
"I need to see what myself and my family want moving forward.
"I’ve given absolutely everything for the club for the last eight and a half years and the club have been very good to me.
"They have rewarded me with good contracts when I have been playing well. My relationship with the people higher up in the club has always been excellent since the day I came in.
"Signing me for £8m and then doing what I have done helps that – I remind people of that all the time!
"The relationship is good and it’s not quite 'what do they need to show me and what do I need to show them’ as we’ve shown each other more than enough respect over the last eight and a half years and we’ll see what comes."
Robertson (above) had a chance to move to Atletico Madrid last summer but opted to stay after the club won a second Premier League title in five years.
He did so in the knowledge the 22-year-old Kerkez would probably be overtaking him in the pecking order but that has not dimmed his competitive edge.
"I think Jurgen Klopp left me out of one game and I was raging so I’m a player who wants to play," added the Scot, who may be back on the bench again for Saturday’s visit of Burnley.
"I’ve played through injuries, I’ve played when I’ve only been 50, 40, 30% fit for this club and my country.
"I do have a different role here this season which I’m getting enjoyment out of but at the end of the day, footballers want to play, and if anyone is sat happy on the bench then they don’t belong at any football club.
"That’s always my argument, you should always want to push to be in the team.
"Maybe I’ve not played as much as I would have liked but it’s nothing I’ve been surprised by. Let’s see what happens."
