The young strikers arrival at Upton Park caused much controversy after Republic of Ireland forward David Connolly,himself a summer arrival from Wimbledon, reacted angrily to then manager Glenn Roeder's decision to start the season with the relatively unproven Mellor. While the Sheffield-born 20-year-old has yet to notch his first goal in the first division, he believes his decision to move from Anfield will reap rewards in the long-term.
"I'll be honest - I'm not fully match fit yet and it's going to take some time, but once I am I'll be hoping to put away my chances. You look at Jermain and David Connolly and they've done very well in the games they've played together, which is good for West Ham.
"It's all healthy competition and they're aware that I'm there. Obviously I'm not going to start every game and I understand that, but if can get experience here and score some goals, I can go back to Liverpool a better player and that's the aim of this season."
Many critics of Gerard Houllier's Anfield regime saw Mellor's temporary exit - coupled with Stephen Warnock's loan to Coventry City - as a sure sign that dubious foreign talent was pushing young English talent out of the club. Mellor himself, though, insists that the Reds are still controlled by an English heart.
Mellor added: "There were a lot more English lads in the team when my dad was playing, but there are still people like Stevie Gerrard, Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher and Danny Murphy who have established themselves at Liverpool and, if you're good enough, you'll make it.
At Liverpool, there's a lot of quality internationals and you can learn so much from them. They do their best to learn the language and, to be fair to Gerard Houllier, he makes sure everyone speaks English - although scouse is another matter!
"They've introduced me to things like working for the team more and I've learnt a lot from strikers like Michael, Emile Heskey and Milan Baros, particularly about hold-up play and heading. Personally, though, if I've come off the pitch and not scored a goal, I'm disappointed.
