Cisse feeling the heat

14 April 2012

Liverpool's new £14million striker Djibril Cisse, who is expected to make his debut tonight in a friendly at Wrexham, admits the fee means he cannot afford to fail at Anfield.

France international Cisse said: "People expect a lot of me and there is a lot of expectation from the fans. But I am prepared to cope with that."

The 22-year-old added: "I am aware though that it is a high sum that Liverpool have paid for me, and that brings added pressure, but I will try very hard to prove myself. I know that I cannot afford to do badly."

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