Javier Mascherano believes he's shaken off his early season form slump at Liverpool.

"I don't know why I wasn't playing well," the midfielder told LFC Magazine. "Perhaps it was because I went to the Olympics and missed a lot of pre-season training.

"Then when I came back I didn't have much time to rest as we had important games every few days.

"However, I knew that would be the case and I'm not complaining about it.

"I just continued to work hard every day in training. I think in the last two months I have been getting better and should be back to my best soon."