Graeme Souness believes Liverpool forward Diogo Jota will be challenging Roberto Firmino for a starting spot "pretty quickly" after his lightning-fast start to life at Anfield.
The Portuguese has three goals in three games and netted the winner against West Ham on Saturday after coming off the bench to finish from fellow substitute Xherdan Shaqiri's pass.
And Reds great Souness believes it's a matter of time before the former Wolves star is challenging Firmino to start games alongside Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in Liverpool's front three.
"I would imagine pretty quickly he will be challenging Firmino for a starting spot," he said, speaking on Sky Sports.
"Why not? He's got goals, he got a goal in what every three games at Wolves. And now he's in a better team so that should improve. I like him a lot, 23 years old, he can only do better."
Firmino has come in for some criticism for his displays so far this season, contributing only a solitary strike in 10 games across all competitions.
The Brazilian failed to register a single shot against the Hammers, or create a chance for his teammates, the first time that has happened in a home Premier League game for more than two years.
And Jamie Carragher reckons Jota provides the Reds with a bigger goal threat.
"I don't think anyone's calling for Firmino to be dropped as such but Bobby Firmino is not a huge goal threat," he said.
"At times he's in the team for different aspects of his game and I think that's his pressing, supplementing the wide players but you still want goals from him and assists.
"If Jota is bringing that you can put Salah or Mane up front or one of them on the right. It gives that extra goal threat sometimes Liverpool lack."
