Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish feels captain Steven Gerrard fully deserved to be rewarded with a new long-term deal at Anfield.
The England international put pen to paper on a contract extension on Merseyside on Thursday, the terms of which were not disclosed by the club.
The 31-year-old, who has spent his entire career with the Reds, finalized the deal less than 24 hours after scoring the only goal in their 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first leg victory at Manchester City.
Dalglish was delighted to see the skipper pen a new deal after recently coming back from prolonged injury problems.
"For us, for Steven and for everybody connected with football club it's fantastic news," he told the club's official website.
"We're delighted for him and are looking forward to him getting back to full fitness and working hard for us and with us.
"He's been a fantastic servant to the football club."
Director of football Damien Comolli echoed the Scot's sentiments, saying: "It's a great day for the club, for the fans, for the manager and for everybody because, as I have said in the past, it's a sign we want to keep our best players here.
"Because he is the captain and because of everything he has done so far it's an even better feeling.
"Everybody says he's the best player this country has had for the last 20 years. I think that's quite unanimous."
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