Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has insisted that the team will start to climb the Premier League table because of their willingness to take responsibility for what happens on the pitch.
The Reds secured their first league win in five attempts on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Stoke City at Anfield, which moved Brendan Rodgers's men up to 11th in the standings.
Toure believes that the positive result can be put down to the team's resolve to turn things around.
"It was very important. Every game is really tough, and Stoke City are a really tough team to play. We've been in a difficult situation but the reaction was great," he told Liverpool's official website.
"When times are hard, the defence can take some criticism but that's part of our job. We are used to that and as a team we just want to work well, defend together and fight for the team.
"We take responsibility - and when you are not scared to take responsibility, that's the most important thing. We're doing our job and we know that we can improve - and we work every day to try to do that."
Liverpool travel to Leicester City this evening.
