Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists that the pressure on his shoulders has not increased of late.
The Reds have scored only three goals so far this season and have conceded six goals in their last two games, going down to 3-0 and 3-1 defeats to West Ham and Manchester United respectively.
Liverpool's performances have been put under the microscope and the Premier League ruled earlier this term that their winning goal against Bournemouth should not have stood.
Rodgers is under fire from some Liverpool fans, but refuses to accept that the pressure on his shoulders has increased.
And the Northern Irishman insists he relishes the pressure which comes with managing Liverpool.
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"It is the same as it ever has been and probably what I’ve had for the last year or so. I don’t think it has increased – it’s the pressure that comes with managing a great club", he said via his club's site.
"It says everything that you lose a couple of games, and obviously they were disappointing performances, and that pressure comes.
"It’s something that I’ve always embraced and enjoyed because it’s something that tells me I’m at a top club, a leading club.
"When you work at that level, it’s about results and also the performances. Nothing has changed in that way. I just need to concentrate on getting the team right and getting the focus.
"In terms of the league it’s still very early; we’re only a few points off where we would want to be anyway, but we know that we need to get the ball rolling on that sooner rather than later in terms of winning more points", Rodgers continued, before insisting that he accepts pressure comes with managing a top club.
"But the pressure is something that is always here and always will be, no matter whether you’re at the top or in the middle of the table. It’s part and parcel of being the manager at such a great club."
Liverpool start their Europa League campaign this evening by taking on French outfit Bordeaux and will aim to start their push in the competition with a win.
