Jarell Quansah rejects the idea he is an overnight success at Liverpool, highlighting his 16 years at the club as the reason for why he doesn't suffer with "imposter syndrome"
The defender made the breakthrough into the first-team fold last year on the back of injuries at centre-back and a suspension for Virgil van Dijk
The young centre-back made his debut as a substitute in that game at St James' Park 11 months ago
Quansah ended the campaign with 17 Premier League appearances to his name and 33 in total.
As a result of his performances, Quansah is now considered a serious, long-term option for the first team
the now England international is only targeting furthering his status as a first-team star having ended his maiden campaign as Virgil van Dijk's centre-back partner at Anfield.
Quansah said
"Never imposter [syndrome], nah,"
"Never anything like that. For me I’ve always wanted to be a starting centre back for Liverpool so it’s never been I’ve landed here.
"You’ve all seen it as the last year but I’ve been working 16 years at Liverpool, grafting away which you probably don’t see.
“That’s always been my goal, that’s always been the plan.
"Definitely [my life has changed]. I knew that came with the job when I signed up for it.
“Just getting recognised around England, which is recognition of how well I’m doing to see I’ve got so many fans and people who idolise me. That’s always a good thing.
"I think you can figure it out yourself [what I'm trying to work on], I’m always looking at games back to see where I can improve.
“I’m not going to give anyone any secrets on what I’m working on. I’m still young, there’s a lot to improve on.
“That’s the best thing about it, I know I can be good at times but there’s so much potential and I need to keep working hard to fulfil it.
"I probably haven’t realised it how everyone would have thought I’d realised. It has not been a realisation of how I’ve done so far but a realisation that I’m capable of playing at the level and I can kick on so much better.
“There are so many things I can look back on last year and improve on. There are so many goals that I need to achieve, that’s the realisation."
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