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Christian Benteke: This is why I don't like it at Liverpool
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE has admitted his huge price-tag is a problem for him at Liverpool and explains his poor form this season.
Christian Benteke has admitted his huge price-tag is a burden
Benteke made the move to Anfield from Aston Villa last summer for £32.5million and was expected to continue the fine form that saw him score 41 times in 89 Premier League appearances for Villa.
However, it hasn't happened for the Belgium international and he has scored just 7 times in 24 league outings for the Reds, growing accustomed to a place on the substitutes bench.
And the 25-year-old striker has confessed he has struggled to adapt to the attention at Liverpool and admits he has fallen short of his own expectations.
"It's hard to say [if the goal can kickstart my Liverpool career], because football, you never know what's going to happen.
"I take the minutes the manager gives me and try to fight."