Skrtel determined to build on shutout

LIVERPOOL defender Martin Skrtel says he knows he must keep improving or risk falling down the pecking order at Anfield.

The Slovakia centre-back is likely to retain his place in the Liverpool side that entertains Fulham tonight but admits helping the side keep their first clean sheet since December 6 at Wolves on Saturday has given him a timely boost.

Skrtel has put in a couple of shaky performances in recent weeks against the likes of Blackpool and Everton but with Jamie Carragher set to return from a dislocated shoulder in the coming weeks, Sotirios Kyrgiakos waiting in the wings, centre-back Martin Kelly excelling on the right and youngster Danny Wilson not even getting close to the squad, he knows he cannot afford to let his standards slip.