Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is optimistic this season the club will see the best of Ryan Babel. The Reds boss believes the Dutch winger is slowly adjusting to the demands of the Premier League and feels the 21-year-old is capable of being a success on Merseyside.

"He's improving and he's working hard and trying to learn and have a proper understanding of the Premier League, and hopefully we will see the best of Babel this year," said Benitez in the Daily Express.

"But he is still a young player and he needs to change some things and he will be better.

"He knows that sometimes he can be a very good player for us and he is trying."