Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones says he'll never "sulk" about being out of the team.

Jones is determined to help reverse Liverpool' s fortunes as he looks to nail down a place in Jurgen Klopp 's starting XI.

“It's not a thing I sulk about anymore," the 21-year-old said about not starting games. “I know that I play a role in the team and when I'm back to my best I know that it will be a bigger role.

“But at the same time you have to give credit to the lads who are in the team now, who are doing well. I have to just wait and when the chance comes, I've got to take the chance and keep my shirt.

“The manager and his staff can pick a team and the fans may say it's a strong team or they might say, 'He hasn't played for a while and he's come in so he can make the team weaker', but at the end of the day it is on us.

“He picks his team so it's down to us to go out there and perform. Of course, it depends on the type of game. If it's a cup game he might tweak his team a bit, young kids come into the side and they know that they have a huge role to play because they are part of the team.

“Then if we are coming across a Champions League side or a Premier League side, then it's on the ones that are classed as the 'bigger' players to take it upon themselves and show what they are capable of doing.

“And for players like myself that are coming in from being out for a while [and] seeing the team in, I wouldn't call it a struggle but a bit of a dip, it's to try to come in and help the team find their 100 per cent perfect form. So, we all have our roles and we're definitely there for that."