Adam Lallana acknowledges Liverpool have room to improve but believes the Reds have proven they have the right mentality in grinding out wins.
Liverpool followed up a 1-0 win at Stoke on the opening weekend with a victory by the same scoreline against Bournemouth at Anfield on Monday night.
Brendan Rodgers' side managed only three shots on target at the Britannia Stadium and were on the right side of two controversial decisions against the Cherries, but Lallana is confident performances will improve over time and is just glad the Reds have picked up managed to pick up maximum points anyway.
"We know there's room for improvement and we're working hard in training to achieve that," Lallana said. "There's no doubt we have a lot of ability in the squad and I think you'll see our performances improve over the coming weeks.
"But I also think it's important to see this side of us.
"People asked questions about our mentality and our fighting spirit last week at Stoke. We showed that there, and we took it into the Bournemouth game.
"Sometimes you have to win a game 1-0 - it was massively important for us."
Lallana has also joined Rodgers in heaping praise on Christian Benteke after the new £32.5million signing opened his account for the club with Monday night's winner.
"He's a great lad and a great professional," Lallana added. "He's a big presence up there.
"He's great in the air and good with his feet. He brings team-mates into play. He has that finishing ability. [Benteke's goal] was a real poacher's finish, and it was brilliantly technically."
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