Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic believes that being handed a new role in the team has helped him rediscover some of the form that earned him his transfer to Anfield.
Markovic initially took time to settle when he arrived from Benfica, but after being used as a link between defence and attack on the flank in a 3-4-3 formation, the Serbian international believes that the challenge of adapting to a new position has helped his development.
The 20-year-old told the Liverpool FC monthly magazine: "At Partizan, I was a winger or sometimes a number 10. At Benfica, I was a winger. With the national team, it is the same.
"In Serbia, people do not recognise me for my defensive qualities. Sometimes you have to move away from what is comfortable to regain something in your game. I have approached my career in this way. Different is good."
Markovic has scored three times in 28 appearances in all competitions this season.
Darren Plant
