Crouch: 'Fantastic Stoke players' can give anyone a game - including Liverpool

Peter Crouch is on a mission to upset Kenny Dalglish and extend Stoke’s unbeaten Premier League record against Liverpool.
Crouch will make his debut for the Potters against one of his old clubs this weekend following his £10m move from Spurs.

The England international spent three years at Anfield and will be unleashed on Saturday determined to maintain Stoke’s hoodoo over their opponents.
Stoke have never lost in the Premier League to Liverpool and Crouch will spearhead their attempts to wreck Dalglish’s impressive start to the season.

He said: “I know from being an opposing player that nobody enjoys coming here and playing against Stoke.
“It’s always an incredibly hard game to play in, so we have the belief that we can win the game.
“Liverpool have been a lot of changes there, but they have settled in very well and they have started the season extremely well.

“The players all seem to have fitted in to the system Kenny wants to play there and they look very dangerous going forward.
“But I look around our dressing room and we have some fantastic players in there as well.
“Hopefully I can repay them out on the pitch now with performances, and goals. I will give absolutely everything I have got in every game I play in, that is for sure.”

Crouch is expected to start against Liverpool but fellow new signing Wilson Palacios is doubtful with a knee injury.
Cameron Jerome will be among the substitutes after playing only one game this season for former club Birmingham.
Pulis said: “Wilson has been injured so we are not sure whether he will be fit to start on Saturday or whether we need to give him a couple of weeks to get him up and running.

“We are hoping Peter will hit the ground running and do smashing for us, and the same for Cameron. But Cameron has missed a lot of pre-season through injury.
“He is a little bit behind, but Peter can’t wait to get going. He can’t wait for Saturday, especially against one of his old clubs.”