Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold admits this is the first time he has endured a form slump.
The 22-year-old has been one of Liverpool's star players over the past few seasons.
But for the first time in his young career, Alexander-Arnold has been scrutinised for his performances, having given the ball away 39 times in the recent loss to Burnley.
"Probably it's been a spell of bad form that I haven't had before," Alexander-Arnold said when addressing his season so far.
"So it's new. But I think really, for me, I set targets in levels and I have expectations in myself. If I don't meet them then and I'm not happy. I want to be better than I am.
"I haven't been able to meet them so far this season but we've only just passed the halfway stage, so there's still a long way to go.
"Well, I just had three games where I felt better, felt in a little bit more of a rhythm. Being able to create things for the team and feel like I've been the last few seasons so I supposed that's OK, but… Like I mentioned earlier.
"Individually that doesn't really matter to me as much as winning games. I'd have 38 bad games in the season, if that meant winning every single game.
"So I want to perform as well as I can and help the team win. Because that's the man thing that matters."
