Aaron Ramsey has admitted he was trying too hard to make up for his poor form with goals, but says he’s feeling 100% fit again and is determined to dig in and do his job for the team.

He’s been in and out of the team with injury since the beginning of the new campaign and has found it difficult to replicate the performances that drew him so many plaudits last season.

However, he says he’s feeling sharp and ready to make a contribution again. Asked at today’s pre-Dortmund press conference if he had been too focused on goals, he said, “Maybe at the beginning, yes. Now I’ve put that to the back of my mind and I’m focusing on other things. That will come naturally again.

“I still believe in my qualities, and I’m confident that I can show them again this year. There will be plenty more opportunities.

“I had a hamstring injury and it takes a few games to get back to your best. In the last game it was the first time in a long time that I felt sharp again and felt like I was physically there. Hopefully I can continue that and have a very successful season.”

He also touched on the poor start to the season and backed his teammates to turn things around, starting tomorrow evening.

“I think we have a really good unity in the team. Everybody wants to work hard for each other, wants to turn things around and hopefully we can do that with a win against Dortmund.”