Liverpool veteran James Milner says he will keep proving his detractors wrong this season.
At 33, Milner has exceeded expectations to remain an important cog in Jurgen Klopp's squad, with the German praising the wily midfielder for his fitness in preseason.
And Milner hopes he can continue to impress his manager and earn a brand new extension on his current deal, which is due to expire in June.
"Everyone pipes on about my age and stuff I understand you are going to get that," said Milner.
"There are three things to it: availability, fitness and performance level. Hopefully I am delivering all three. I am just going to keep concentrating on my football, keep contributing to Liverpool and be the best player I can be for as long as possible."
Asked if believes he will play on for many more years, he added: "I'd like to think so.
"There are players coming through now who weren't even born when I first played! It's all right until you get into pre-season and you are doing the medical tests. They get asked when they were born and you hear their date of birth and you're like (oh God!)
"Listen, I remember making my debut and how lucky I was to have senior players around me. If I can be half as good with these guys as the older players were with me at Leeds, I will help them as much as I can."
