Naby Keita admits he's drawing inspiration from Liverpool teammate Daniel Sturridge.

Keita, a £52.5million arrival from RB Leipzig, is poised for his competitive debut for the Reds on Sunday when they begin their Premier League campaign at home to West Ham United.

“I have to say I've got a lot of respect for him," said Keita.

“I've spent a lot of time with him in this last month and everybody has been very nice to me and very friendly, of course, but Daniel's obviously a player with great experience and he's a very good player as well.

“Like a lot of the lads, he's a good laugh, but he's also given me a lot of advice about the settling-in process and also in terms of motivation.

“He's a very positive and motivating player, so this month has been very good and I've spent a lot of time with him. He's a great guy."