Liverpool legend John Aldridge is delighted for Rickie Lambert over his move to Anfield.
The Southampton striker is on the brink of signing for his hometown club.
Aldridge told the Mirror: "Christmas has come early for Rickie and I'm absolutely made up for him. He will give us that bit of a Plan B which we didn't have last season.
"When you looked at the bench when we were challenging for the title Brendan didn't really have any options on the bench to change things. It was a choice between Iago Aspas or Victor Moses, and it was pretty clear they weren't going to change a game for us.
"But Rickie with his aerial ability, with the way he attacks balls coming into the box, gives us that different threat when it comes to getting crosses in."
