Klopp: It's up to us to end doubts about our quality
Jürgen Klopp is hoping his players can ensure he does not have to field questions on January signings in the coming weeks by showing their 'real face' on the pitch.
A run of five consecutive Barclays Premier League fixtures begins this afternoon when West Bromwich Albion visit Anfield, and the Reds could find themselves in a much healthier position when that sequence comes to a close on January 2.
Defeat by Newcastle United in their last league outing threatened to dent the momentum Klopp's team had built up in winning seven of their eight previous fixtures in all competitions.
But the German says he has seen plenty of signs that his squad are finding consistency to match a number of outstanding performances under his watch.
And he is sure that can be achieved without the need for a move into the transfer market this winter.
"I hope I don't know our real face [yet] because I hope there's much to come," he said.
"But we saw a few good things and in all these 13 games we have been quite stable and that's very important, even in the games we lost it was not that bad.
"Okay, Newcastle was bad, I have to say, but I saw sometimes bigger steps, sometimes smaller steps in the right direction - so that's important.
"We don't have to talk always about development, we have to show it, that's clear.
"It's not easier than a few weeks before because there is not that time to train and all these things so we always have to take the game.
"So of course each game is the reaction to the game before and that's normal, in a positive or a less positive way.
"It's what we have to do so it's okay until now but we have to do better. We have to show our quality, we have to finish discussion about qualities from outside because you only ask always for new players because you think there are players that can help us in this moment.
"I think football, the game, should be a very good example for life that to work together with the right people should be better than always trying to find better ones. And that's what we have to show."
Although Klopp was keen to underline that he is witnessing development at Melwood and on matchdays, he admitted that his team still have some way to go.
A lack of belief at Anfield is one aspect that the Reds boss wants to quickly change.
"I don't know how many per cent of our [development] we have done until now but of course we have to train, we have to talk about it," he continued.
"We can do everything better, that's the truth, but we only have this next game to show that we are prepared. Then you ask if it was okay or not or whatever and we have to think about it.
"You see, you feel it, you hear it, that everybody thinks, 'West Brom now, it's really difficult, this team, deep defending, we play better against other teams', and all this stuff.
"But for us it's important that we're looking forward to this game and that we want to play this game, we want to have the problems in this game, we want to find solutions for the problems in this game.
"We didn't finish our [journey], of course not, but that's how it works. You always have other problems and you always have to think of solutions and, after the first whistle, you have to play football.
"Of course against teams like West Brom they want to be successful, that's absolutely okay, but we are playing at Anfield and we have to show this.
"When you think about games at Anfield, maybe you think, 'okay, but it's easier for them to play away', and things like this.
"We have to ignore all this thinking, we have to enjoy this big, big challenge and if we are able to do this then we can play good football."
One thing that hasn't changed during the early stages of the manager's reign is his certainty that Liverpool's squad is packed with sufficient quality, as he pointed out.
"Maybe all of you should read the newspaper of your colleagues because I answer this question all the time!" Klopp said with a smile.
"I said it before that I am not one per cent in doubt about the quality of this squad.
"That's what I thought in the summer when I was not here, that's what I thought in October when I came here, now we have December - my mind didn't change every two days."