Former Liverpool forward Robbie Keane has said Rafael Benitez wanted to partner him and Fernando Torres in attack at Anfield.
The Reds signed the Irishman in the summer of 2008 from Tottenham Hotspur, at which point he was one of the most exciting and prolific forwards in the Premier League.
However, he struggled to show his best in Liverpool colours and eventually became a peripheral figure in Benitez's squad, with the manager preferring to use Torres as a loan striker instead.
