Liverpool's Champions League hero Ryan Babel has vowed to one day be as good as - or 'even better than' - Thierry Henry.
Babel came off the bench to dump Henry's old club out of the European Cup on Tuesday, winning a penalty and then scoring the clincher in the space of seven minutes to turn the tie on its head.
"Henry is an idol for me," the Liverpool man said in The Daily Mirror.
"I used to watch a lot of him on TV because he plays up front and I like to look at how he plays and what kind of decisions he makes at key moments.
"Like me, he started also as a winger before he joined Arsenal. Benitez knows I like to play up front though, and hopefully one day he will give me the chance to play there and for me to focus on my favourite position.
"I'm trying to do the same as Henry by moving from winger to play inside.
"I try to improve my game so hopefully one day I'll be the same or maybe even better than the level Henry reached.
"Even after training I spend half an hour practising something extra such as my finishing or control to reach that level."
