Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has revealed how Momo Sissoko won over skeptical teammates.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Carragher said the squad were less than impressed with £5.6million arrival Mohamed Sissoko when he signed from Valencia in 2005, shortly after Liverpool had won the Champions League in Istanbul.

When asked about players improving after a period of settling in, Carragher said: “More often than not at Liverpool the top players settled really quickly, but I can think of a couple. I think Momo Sissoko was one.

“He ended up being a really good player for us in midfield. A destructive type of player, not great technically.

“But in his first few training sessions he looked really poor with the ball.

“People always wonder what it's like when new signings come in, and pro footballers at the top clubs, or at any level, we're all the same as when you're with your mates at five a side.

“If someone comes in new, and the first few passes they give it away or they're struggling with the ball, you're all looking at each other thinking 'oh what have we done? What have we got here?'

“I think that was definitely the case with Momo Sissoko."