Maxi: Where I see my future
Maxi Rodriguez has revealed his determination to remain at Liverpool and help the club enjoy a successful European campaign next season.
The Argentine midfielder has been in fine form of late, netting four times in his last two outing.
The No.17's goals have been crucial in helping Kenny Dalglish's side assume fifth spot in the Barclays Premier League and he insists he remains committed to fighting the Reds cause beyond the end of the season.
"I am really happy here," said Maxi. "The people have treated us really well. The type of life we have here, the way of life, is very different to what we were used to after nine years in Spain but I am enjoying everything.
"How can you not enjoy it? I am at a great club and it is great to play here."
A hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Birmingham City followed by another strike in the 3-0 triumph over Newcastle has inevitably propelled Maxi into the spotlight.
However, he is adamant personal accolades are irrelevant when compared to the overall success of the team.
"The most important thing is that we won and we still have a chance to improve our finish in the league," he said.
Click on the image to watch Maxi's hat-trick heroics against Birmingham City
"I can only talk about myself in terms of the fringe players having confidence, but I have always trusted in my condition and in my abilities. and the manager knows that I am ready to play whenever he calls on me.
"Whether I play or not does not matter. The team is the most important thing."
The victory over the Magpies means Liverpool are now in the box seat for a Europa League spot.
Maxi puts the dramatic improvement in results down to the influence of Kenny Dalglish and admits he is enjoying working under the Scot.
"You can see now that the entire team has so much confidence," he said. "Everything comes from results. If the team had enjoyed some better results at the start of the season, we would be standing here talking about other things.
"But now Kenny came and he is a coach who knows everything about football. He has done everything and he is a very intelligent man.
"He is teaching us a little bit of all the things he knows."
He added: "I played in UEFA Cup with Atletico Madrid and Espanyol. It is not the same to the Champions League - that is the greatest competition of all, and the one everyone wants to play in, obviously - but now this team is in a position to get there and so we have to try and achieve that objective.
"Obviously it is everyone's dream to play in the Champions League. Not just for the players, but for the club. That is where Liverpool want to be and deserve to be. But at the moment that is maybe not realistic so getting in the Europa League is our target."