"Some people look at it and say, 'They are all internationals or they paid this fee for that player they should just come in and do a job'," said the former Villa winger.
"In reality it doesn't happen like that. There are many examples from the past of a lot of foreign players coming in and struggling at first.
"Then all of a sudden, they have set the world alight and become top players. A few of the players have been getting used to Anfield, the lads around them and to Liverpool itself.
"If we get to another final and manage to finish in the top four it will have been a very good season for the club considering the additions we had in the summer."