“It is not that easy,” the captain said of what might explain Liverpool’s recent setbacks.
“Obviously [new players adjusting] plays a part as well, but that shouldn’t be the only focus. It is a combination of everything.
“It is down to us to work to turn this around and find consistency, to not concede goals, to score goals, to create, to not give up chances against us.
“How we work, it happened all season last year, and everything was positive and everyone was happy, and now we have a little blip, if you want to call it like that, and now we need everyone more than ever to support us and be there for us.
“Every three or four days is another opportunity, after the international break now, to find that momentum and consistency, and keep it.
“I’ve been at the club for such a long time, there have been many difficult situations and we got out of them. It’s not for everyone to just accept it and move on, but the only thing we can do is focus on the next opportunity we have and work on it.
“Obviously now everyone goes to different countries and everyone has the responsibility to try to stay fit and do well.
“But when we come back, we have a very big game against Manchester United, where I am already very much looking forward to it. It’s an opportunity again to show what we have been showing last year throughout the whole season.
“That is the reason we became champions and made so many people around the world happy. Now we need the chance to get to that point again, and work is the basis to it, finding consistency and sticking together.”
