I loved this guy when he was at the club and can't wait to see him play and also back at anfield in 2 weeks.
check this interview out
"Luis Garcia has spoken of his pleasure at watching the Rafalution take shape from afar - and claims Liverpool are now realistic challengers for the Barclays Premier League title.
The Spanish playmaker could line up against his former club for Atletico in the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday night.
Having watched the Reds dispatch the likes of Man Utd, Everton and Marseille in impressive fashion, Garcia knows he and his current teammates are in for a tough ride. "
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N161768081021-0929.htmLuis Garcia has spoken of his pleasure at watching the Rafalution take shape from afar - and claims Liverpool are now realistic challengers for the Barclays Premier League title.
The Spanish playmaker could line up against his former club for Atletico in the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday night.
Having watched the Reds dispatch the likes of Man Utd, Everton and Marseille in impressive fashion, Garcia knows he and his current teammates are in for a tough ride.
Whatever the result in Madrid, the 30-year-old expects Liverpool to be fighting for top honours both home and abroad this season.
"The team and the squad is getting stronger each year, and I am sure that Rafa Benitez deep down believes he can take the team closer to the league this season even though he may never show it publicly," Garcia told LFC Magazine.
"I have watched and you can see the team growing. If they continue in this way they could win the league.
"When I first joined, Chelsea were far better than us, but the gap is closing and Liverpool can now win the league."
Garcia scored 10 Champions League goals for Liverpool, the most famous of which came at Anfield against Juventus and Chelsea en route to Istanbul in 2005.
Atletico will be hoping the winger can re-discover his goalscoring touch on Wednesday, but the man himself admits it would feel strange to net against the Reds.
He said: "I am always happy to score goals and I am an Atletico player now. In my heart I would feel strange, and I would say sorry because I wouldn't feel any joy scoring against Liverpool."
On how he reflects on his Anfield career, Garcia added: "It makes me happy that Liverpool fans look back and appreciate what I gave to the team.
"There were times last year when I wished I was back there. When I watched Liverpool games and thought I could add something to the team, I became frustrated."
Garcia is not an automatic choice for Atletico boss Javier Aguirre, though after impressing against PSV earlier in Group D he's hopeful of playing a part against Gerrard and co.
"I have played in a few positions so far this season, mainly on the right but the boss knows I can also play as a striker," he said.
"There have been games that I have switched to that role and confused the opposition. It worked against PSV and I set up a goal.
"Whether we try that against Liverpool is different because Rafa understands my game and will know what to try if I do that."
He added: "When I first arrived things were not working out the way I expected when I decided to leave Liverpool.
"I was thinking all the time that I had made the wrong decision to come back to Spain. But this season things have been more positive, I feel a lot better about my game."
Wednesday's match is followed in two weeks' time by the return at Anfield, an occasion which Garcia claims will be one of the most emotional nights of his football life.
He said: "The game in Liverpool will be very special for me. In terms of sentimentality, the biggest of my career.
"I was not able to say goodbye properly when I left because I was injured at the end of the season, it was the worst way possible to finish my career there.
"I was so happy there and am desperate to play one more game at Anfield."
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