After £32.5 million man Christian Benteke got his first goal for Liverpool, who got their second win of the season, Adam Lallana is confident that Liverpool can travel to Arsenal and take all three points.
The attacking midfielder, who again started for the Reds as they sealed a second win and a second clean sheet, hailed predatory goalscorer Benteke - whom he hopes can help carry the side to a top-four finish this year.
After scraping past Stoke City 1-0 in their first game of the season, Liverpool managed to replicate the score-line against Bournemouth in their second game of the season, thanks to Benteke - who got off the mark for his new club by turning in Jordan Henderson's cross.
Lallana was full of praise for his new team-mate
Lallana heaped praise on Benteke after the game against Bournemouth, saying his goal "was a real poacher's finish" and lauding the delivery from Henderson as a "great ball."
He labelled the Belgian striker as a "predator in the box" and added that his finish "was brilliant technically" before going on to say that "he almost got another one" after a late shot from Nathaniel Clyne's cross struck the crossbar.
The Englishman, who has only played with the striker for a number of weeks since his switch, said that such moves are "what he is all about."
Benteke's not just an aerial man
During Monday's performance, Benteke showed what he can bring to the Liverpool team with a Man of the Match display.
He dominated in the air, but also showed he can hold up the ball, as well as play well with his feet.
The tall striker also showed good movement on and off the ball, showing - and perhaps even justifying - why Brendan Rodgers was so eager to sign him.
Lallana continued to say that Benteke is a "big presence" in the final third, in that he's "great in the air" but also "good with his feet" - which allows him to bring his team-mates into play.
During the two opening games of the new season, Benteke has looked, at times, quite isolated up front, but with Daniel Sturridge set to return in just under a month, the two of them could form a formidable partnership.
Sturridge is set to return to Liverpool around the time the Reds play Manchester United in early September, after progressing well during his rehabilitation in America.
