Xabi Alonso has reacted to the past couple of weeks poor displays, and suggestions that the Spanish players are not passionate about our great club.

"You have to be calm. We are a big club and if you have a bad performance then you know you will be criticised.

"It is best to concentrate on improving and not to bother with what is written about you. But we all care. We all feel the disappointment, we all wear the shirt and know what that means.

"That is why we are all committed to the club and trying to do things as well as possible and to climb the table.

"You should have seen the dressing room after the Fulham game. Everyone was feeling down and that should end any suggestion we don't care. We know about the red shirt. We know the responsibilities about playing for the club and don't take them lightly.

"It is my second season here but I really feel the pride of wearing a Liverpool shirt, I am fully committed to the club.

"Always there is something to prove. When situations like this arise you always have to show you are a good team, you understand that people will criticise and you accept it.

"So now after this win everyone is feeling better and we are aiming to win on Tuesday in the Champions League, and that will be two very important victories and will hopefully change peoples' opinion about us.."

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