Yossi Benayoun says former West Ham teammate Javier Mascherano will help him settle at Liverpool.

The pair became friends during Mascherano's five months in east London, with Benayoun acting as an interpreter for the young Argentine.

"It will help me that Javier Mascherano is here already," said the Israeli playmaker. "I spoke with Javier a lot at West Ham because I was the only person there that spoke Spanish, and I acted as a translator for both him and Carlos Tevez when they first came over.

"When he was out of the team at West Ham, I told him that he could play at a bigger club no problems, and look how he ended the season - playing in a Champions League final."