"We were looking for a player with game intelligence and good movement who could play alongside Torres," the Reds boss told liverpoolfc.tv this morning.
"He can play with Torres up front and also on the right.
"We knew he was a Liverpool fan since forever. We knew that he was a very good signing in terms of the commitment, the quality and the intelligence of the player.
"He is a player who can give to us a lot of goals - normally he gets about 15 each year. We were looking for the workrate he can give to us, the game intelligence and also the goals."