Skrtel joined the Reds from Zenit St Petersburg in January.
He told Liverpool FC’s official magazine: “I picked things up relatively quickly when I came into the team in January, but you don’t have the chance to train intensively during that part of the season.
“We were playing most midweeks as well as most weekends so you cannot do much on the training pitch except recover, keep yourself fit and focus on your next opponent.
“But this summer I feel I have settled more into the team.
“Having a pre-season alongside my team-mates has been an enormous help. If I have started the season well then this is probably the main reason for it.
“Now I can say that on the pitch I am one of the lads.
“I am happy at Liverpool, I feel like I belong here. I feel that I have improved a lot since I came here and I will continue to grow as the season progresses.”
