Brendan Rodgers has suggested his recent struggles have been down to a lack of quality in the Liverpool squad, telling reporters: "If you give me the tools, I'll do the work."
Rodgers, who oversaw a first win in seven games as Liverpool beat Aston Villa on Saturday, has found himself under pressure after failing to build on the promise of the 2013-14 campaign, when his side finished two points behind champions Manchester City.
Liverpool sold Luis Suarez to Barcelona that summer, while a series of injuries saw Daniel Sturridge -- who scored a brace against Villa -- make only 18 appearances in 2014-15 as they ended the season in sixth.
Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling have also now left, and Rodgers said: "I am the same guy who nearly won us the league, but better.
"I think I have shown in the early stages of my management -- without being arrogant -- that with a talented group of players I can compete at the top end of the league. I know how to manage top players. If you give me the tools, I'll do the work."
The former Swansea boss took charge of Liverpool in 2012 after Kenny Dalglish's return ended with the team eighth in the Premier League, their worst finish since the 1993-94 campaign.
"There are very short memories in football," Rodgers said. "The team was eighth when I got here. We built a team to excite people throughout European football, that should have won the league."
He added: "All the good work gets forgotten. That's how it works. It seems the focus has not been on what's gone on and what we've been missing, but more about getting me out of the club. That's sad."
Jurgen Klopp has been heavily linked with Rodgers' job, with the Daily Mail having reported that the former Borussia Dortmund boss would want the club's transfer committee to be scrapped if he were to take charge.
Carlo Ancelotti, who left Real Madrid in the summer, is another to have been linked with the post but Rodgers, who has claimed outsiders want him out of the club, said he has not spoken to the Italian.
"No. If I spoke to every manager we're linked with, I'd speak to 13 managers," he said. "I'd be busy ringing."