Christian Benteke reckons he could still star in Liverpool's attack despite Jurgen Klopp boasting the deadly front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
The big Belgian was signed during Brendan Rodgers' final year at Anfield but quickly found himself out of favour when Klopp took over the reins.
And, after just one season at Liverpool, Benteke became Crystal Palace's record signing when he joined the club for a fee believed to be around £32million in August 2016.
Benteke hit the ground running in his first Eagles campaign with 15 goals but has managed a measly four goals over the last two seasons.
Despite his dreadful form, the former Aston Villa striker has made the bold and bizarre claim that he could still lead the line at Anfield.
"Yeah," he replied when SPORTbible asked whether he believed he could thrive alongside Mane and Salah.
"It's easy to say now because I play for Palace and they play for Liverpool , but when you train every day with the same players and the manager believes in you, it's easier.
"People will say I'm making excuses, but everyone knows the club was going through a transition when I was there.
"If you compare the team from when I was there to the current team, I think there are only three, four players still in the first XI, most of them are new.
"I started well, but he [Rodgers] was already under pressure from the previous season because they almost won the league, and then Klopp came and everything changed.
"When he came to Liverpool he said, 'Sorry, I want to play a different [style of] football - I want to have quick, small, sharp players'.
"I tried to fight for my spot, but at the end of the season he said, 'It's best if you find a new situation too, I won't hold you up.'"
