Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was delighted with Rickie Lambert's debut in their friendly win over Preston North End.
The England international made his debut for the club following a move from Southampton, playing the first half of Saturday's 2-1 victory over Preston North End at Deepdale.
As planned pre-match, Lambert was withdrawn from the action at the break, and Rodgers was pleased with the efforts of his No.9.
He told Liverpoolfc.com: "Rickie will just get better and better as he becomes more familiar with the group and becomes accustomed to the playing style.
"I thought he was excellent and worked hard. I think he'll get goals for us and I'm delighted he's here. He's a wonderful character, he's 32 years of age but is still fit and strong, and he'll make a great contribution for us this year.
"Hopefully there'll be more debutants to come over the course of the next few weeks."
