Hugo Ekitike reveals Lionel Messi's role in Liverpool star's 'world's best striker' plan

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"I think I can [be one of the world's best strikers]," he says. "I think I can, there's like room for improvement, I have to work more and progress but obviously like I am where I want to be."I am here and when I say I am not scared of anything, I don't fear pressure or people having expectations of me.

So that is why I said [I have no fear] and I still feel the same."On playing alongside Messi, Ekitike says: "It was difficult for me to go on the pitch and do what Leo was doing on the same level. I have never reached that level, not even yet."So it was about learning, training on the pitch, I saw a lot of great things.

I learned so much, honestly I am so grateful to have been there with such great players and when I look back there is a great picture that I can put in my house because I played with the best player in the world, in the history of football. "I like the other players as well but obviously as a striker you have a No.10 that understands football so much and actually wants to play the same football as you, it makes things easy."I always tell him that if we play together we are going to do great things and if he gives me the ball, I'll give it back and great things will happen.