Curtis Jones doesn't even hesitate when asked whether he is concerned about the competition for places in the Liverpool midfield this coming season.
Jones:
"Listen, I'm a kid off the streets,"
"For the whole of my life, I've been in a battle. I have always had that thing in my head since I was a kid that I would never, ever quit at anything I would do in life.
"This year my dream is to be around the team and play games, and of course I back myself as I always have done. I know I'm good enough. I've had the chances to show I'm good enough. Now it's about getting in the team and having a consistent run of games, scoring goals and playing well."
Jones adds
"It's Liverpool,"
"Since I've been in the first-team set-up, it's always been that way. I've always had my chance, and in all fairness there have been times when I've had a run of games, which shows to me that if you are playing well enough, you keep your shirt.
"If not, then there's a lad on the bench there who can come on and go and play, score or create and if he does that then he keeps his shirt. It's a battle for me, but it's a battle for them as well. We're all in the same boat, really.
"The lads who have come in this summer we know are world class, but I don't think it changes anything for me in terms of how I think and the things I'm doing. I know if I go out there and play it's a chance to show I am good enough to play in the next game. It's all on me."
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