New boy Aspas admits to Liverpool struggles

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New boy Iago Aspas admits that he has yet to settle in at Liverpool as he struggles to make his mark on the first team.

The 26-year-old striker arrived at Anfield for a fee of around £7.5million from Celta Vigo during the close-season with a big reputation, having scored 35 league goals in his previous two seasons in Spain.

However, he has so far failed to find his form on Merseyside and is yet to score his first competitive goal after six Premier League appearances for the club.

"I'm finding it hard to be a sub at Liverpool having started games in the past few years," he told the Daily Mail.

"When I left Celta Vigo I was aware that to start for Liverpool wasn't going to be easy.

"And now the team is winning and we are among the leaders in the Premier League, it's much harder to get a game."

But Aspas is convinced that he can still work his way back into boss Brendan Rodgers' plans.

"I hope to carry on working hard and little by little to get more game time with Liverpool," he added.

"I want to change the current situation."