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Minamo on Liverpool struggles: No excuses; I must improve

Takumi Minamino admits he must improve to win over his Liverpool teammates.

The 25-year-old is still coming to terms with the cultural differences of playing in the Premier League, under a demanding manager in Jurgen Klopp.

"In the last three months there have been areas which I'm quite happy about," Minamino told Liverpool's website.

"But personally I would love to contribute more to goals and assists – I'm feeling very hungry about that.

"I don't really know how much I still need to learn. But day by day, I'm feeling that I understand his [Klopp's] philosophies and I'm getting better.

"I have to show results. I think this is very important in order to win trust from the teammates and trust from the supporters. I think this is a very important thing that I have to achieve."

He added: "I have been in this club for three months and I haven't played many games and my playing time is not that much – but this is not a good excuse. In order to appeal to my teammates and [for them to] understand what I'm good at, I have to do what I really need to do.

"I think I'm still [learning] to fully understand the team, but I still hate to wait. In order to make an instant impact and make a contribution to the team, I'm doing my best every day.

"I only have limited chances but when the manager needs me, I have to show the results of the manager's expectations."

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