Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has had cause to doubt the commitment of forward Ryan Babel, but recent performances from the Holland international have been a revelation. The 23 year old looked dangerous when he came off the bench in last week's defeat at Arsenal, where he was denied an equaliser only by Manuel Almunia's fingertip save onto the crossbar.
And he was Liverpool's biggest threat by far during a 27-minute Europa League run-out in which he set up the only goal for David Ngog against Unirea Urziceni on Thursday.
Benitez has seen a change in Babel's attitude and is hopeful the improvement continues.
"He was doing well in training sessions. He wants to impress now and you could see he was a threat from the beginning," said the Spaniard.
"Babel's fresh legs with pace was a different approach and it was good for us. I was really pleased with him."
