Simon: I'll judge my season at the end
Ask any Liverpool supporter for a half-term report on Simon Mignolet and the goalkeeper would receive a high grade, but the Belgian himself has no intention of making an assessment at this stage.
Since joining the Reds from Sunderland last summer, the 25-year-old has provided a reassuring presence between the posts with his unrivalled shot-stopping and command of the penalty box.
Wednesday's home victory over Hull City brought a sixth clean sheet for the stopper in 2013-14 and catapulted Brendan Rodgers' outfit back into the top four of the Barclays Premier League.
The current situation appears overwhelmingly positive for the club, but Mignolet is determined to hold judgement on his personal contribution until the end of his maiden campaign on Merseyside.
"I want to keep going and work hard in training to make sure I keep doing what I'm doing," he told Liverpoolfc.com. "I want to look back on my season not at the halfway point, but at the end.
"There's still a long way to go before we achieve our objectives; it's too early to talk about what has been or what's going to happen. It's after the season when we'll assess that.
"If you arrive at a new club, you always have to settle in. Obviously that penalty save on my home debut at Anfield made things a lot easier, especially as a goalkeeper, because you don't have many moments to show yourself to the crowd.
"That was one to remember and boosted my confidence, starting my season off really well."
Mignolet was not required to make a single save against Hull on New Year's Day and afterwards the 'keeper praised the collective performance of those in front of him for playing a crucial role.
Now the former Sunderland man wants such dominant displays to become commonplace as the Reds continue their strong challenge for Champions League qualification this season.
The Belgium international continued: "It was very important to get back to winning ways after the results we had over the Christmas period. A win and a clean sheet against Hull was the objective beforehand and we managed to do that.
"If you play against teams like Hull, they are always going to sit back but they'll always create something on the counter-attack or with a set-piece.
"We stayed very organised and very concentrated at those moments, and the players didn't give any chances away. I didn't have to come into the action; that's always a positive, it's always good.
"Hopefully we can keep that going, because we know games like those are not as easy as everybody thinks. We have to make sure that we focus ourselves and make sure we prepare for those games and deal with them in a professional manner."
Rodgers' side have collected all three points in each of their past seven fixtures on home soil, prompting the boss to share the belief that the Reds 'expect to win' when they play in L4.
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Except for Manchester United, all of Liverpool's closest rivals must visit Anfield during the second half of the season; Mignolet warned that the task will not therefore become easier, but targeted a 'fortress' feeling.
He added: "It's always important to have good home form - not only at home, but also away - but if you can build a fortress, that's always very important.
"It can show opponents as well that Anfield is a tough place to come to. That's what we should create.
"It's always better to play them at home than away, obviously. That doesn't mean it's going to make it any easier for us. Those top games are always challenges to look forward to and opportunities for us.
"We've not looked forward to those because we always take the next game as the one we prepare ourselves for. It happens to be Oldham at the weekend, so we have that in our minds - not what's coming after that."