Arne Slot has embraced the change in Curtis Jones since turning into a father final month, however outlined the subsequent step Liverpool’s “full participant” should now take.

Jones and his companion welcomed their daughter in the midst of October, with the midfielder pulling out of worldwide responsibility with England however promptly returning to availability for Liverpool.

His first sport again noticed him named Man of the Match, having received the penalty for the primary aim after which netted the winner within the 2-1 victory over Chelsea.

The midfielder has featured in all six video games since his daughter was born, beginning in 4 of these, and has excelled – together with assists in opposition to Brighton within the Premier League and Bayer Leverkusen within the Champions League.

Requested about Jones’ development beneath his teaching, Slot joked: “With Curtis it was possibly not me who did it, as a result of he turned a father – and I had nothing to do with that!

“You by no means know if that performs an element or not, however it’s for the reason that second he turned a father he began placing nice performances in.

“He already did this within the first few weeks we labored collectively in pre-season, I used to be like ‘wow, high quality participant’, however then his performances dropped a bit.

“However for the reason that second he turned a father he’s excellent once more – it may need a bit to do with that, however normally I believe it has to do with the best way the staff performs.

“Each participant that is available in has a very good efficiency, and that in all probability tells you a large number in regards to the high quality of the staff, how they play collectively.

“Then because of that, particular person performances are good as nicely.”

Jones himself has acknowledged that he has lengthy been a participant touted for the highest, however with plenty of false dawns primarily on account of accidents.

However the hope is that, now 23 and in his sixth season as a full-time first-team participant, he can absolutely set up himself beneath Slot.

Requested to evaluate Jones’ skills and what he provides to Liverpool, Slot hailed him as “fairly full,” however defined “what he has to indicate now.”

“What makes him such a very good participant? He has a whole lot of qualities on the ball, when he has the ball he’s by no means afraid to do one thing particular with it,” the Dutchman mentioned.

“Generally that led to a couple conditions the place, in my view, he touched the ball a bit an excessive amount of, as a result of typically he’s a bit too overconfident.

“However confidence is a crucial instrument and that’s what he has.

“He combines this – in the intervening time and doubtless for an extended interval, however so long as I’ve labored with him – with an extremely exhausting work charge.

“We will belief him in defence as nicely, you noticed how nicely he performed in opposition to Cole Palmer.

“So he’s fairly full, however for him now – and I used this phrase just a few days in the past – it’s all about consistency.

“When you’re a top quality participant – I believe they’re all high quality gamers – to have a very good efficiency one shortly, that’s not a giant accomplishment.

“However the most effective gamers on the earth present up each three days, and if he needs to proceed progressing that’s what he has to indicate now.

“[He needs] to be, each three days, the participant he’s been for the previous few weeks.”