Diao said: "I am confident I can show my best form at Liverpool and get into the team. If I wasn't confident I wouldn't be staying here but I'm confident I can do well here.
"The season is very long, we have too many games and there is a part for everybody to play. The most important thing is the team, it's not just Salif, Didi or Igor Biscan.
"I enjoyed the Chelsea game and thought I did well. I know I need more games to get my level of fitness right and. When I first arrived at the club I was playing regularly in the Premiership. Everyone could see that I was doing well and I just need three of four games now to get my level back. I am very confident that we will see the best of Salif.
"I prefer to play in central midfield because in my opinion I can give a lot to the team in that position. I have played right back and centre half and I am here for the club so if they need me even as a striker, then I will play there. The most important thing is to do your best.
"At the beginning of the season I talked a lot with the manager Rafael Benitez and he let me know that if I worked very hard I would get my chance. I am working hard every day in training and hopefully will get two or three games playing consecutively to get my fitness. It's very difficult when you just play one game and then you are back on the bench.
"It's the boss that has to decide which player is ready for which game. It is like when you are hunting and you need to take the right bullet for the right animal."