Wataru Endo had a shaky start to his Liverpool career but seeing as he’s now been awarded with our club’s Player of the Month award for December – it’s safe to say things have really picked up.

Speaking with liverpoolfc.com after receiving the award, the 30-year-old said: “My first [Premier League] goal against Fulham was [a] great [moment] and the atmosphere at Anfield was amazing. That was a special moment for me.

“It was a difficult situation for us because we were 3-2 down and we just needed to score. I came in and played for this crowd. It was also a surprise for me to score! But I was so happy.

“I needed time to adapt so the most important thing was to keep playing, in my opinion.

“In December I just kept playing the games and I had to keep playing because we had many injured players. So I was a little bit lucky but I just needed to keep playing I think.”

Seeing how content our No.3 is after his trophy-clinching football month is wonderful, especially considering that we are currently leading the standings.

It’s unfortunate that Japan will now have the honor of using our midfield player for the next several weeks; let’s hope he returns fit and happy.

Hopefully, the former Stuttgart player will win more individual awards during his stay at Anfield.