How “Scouse mentality” fuelled Curtis Jones’ turnaround – “He kept going” – Liverpool FC

Curtis Jones owes his impressive recent return to form to his “Scouse mentality,” according to Liverpool assistant boss Pepijn Lijnders.

The last few months have seen the 22-year-old put a nightmare period in which his career was severely hampered by injury behind him to cement himself as a key player under Jurgen Klopp.

Jones secured a consistent starting berth during last season’s run-in and has since retained it by forming a brilliantly balanced trio with summer signings Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

It is a situation the youngster could surely not have envisaged as he missed large chunks of the 2022/23 campaign with a stress injury that refused to subside.

Asked how this turnaround has been possible, Lijnders replied: “Because he has a…