Liverpool winger Ryan Babel is hoping Roy Hodgson gives him a fair chance to impress at Anfield this season, having endured a difficult time under the previous managerial regime of Rafa Benitez.
The Holland international was strongly linked with a move away from the club during the summer, but the 23-year-old maintains he is desperate to prove his worth at Liverpool, and has vowed to repay the faith shown by Roy Hodgson.
Babel suggests a prolonged spell in the first team is all that is required to show the still sceptical Anfield faithful that he is worthy of being a Liverpool player, and hopes that Hodgson affords him enough time to illustrate his undoubted talent.
Babel told the club's official website: “It's clear when a new manager comes in, everyone's chances are equal again with others,
"It is positive for me and maybe everybody who was in a difficult situation.
"I hope this is a chance for me to establish myself, but the first test for me is to work hard in every training session and try to show what I can do. In the end, it is the manager's decision if he uses me or not.
"I am very confident and positive - I feel well and have been training well. Hopefully it is just a matter of time before I can get some confidence back to finally show everybody what I can do.
"It will be a long season and we will need every player. Hopefully I can give the confidence and the trust back to the club that they have shown in me.
"The only thing you ask for as a player is for a fair chance, then you know what you can do.
"There are different opinions about what a fair chance is. Some people will say one game or 15 minutes is a fair chance, but I think every player needs a couple of games in a row to get used to the players and the pace of the game to adapt and show what they can do. That is the same for me."