CHRISTIAN POULSEN is relishing the chance to work again with Roy Hodgson after completing his move to Liverpool.

The Denmark international yesterday signed a three-year deal at Anfield following his transfer from Serie A side Juventus for an initial fee of £4.5million that could eventually rise to nearly £6m.

The 30-year-old former Sevilla and Schalke midfielder owes a debt to Hodgson, who gave him his breakthrough at FC Copenhagen 10 years ago.

And Poulsen said: “I had two good years with him so I hope to carry that on, and hopefully he’ll be satisfied with my qualities.

“He’s a manager who’s been all over the world and has a lot of experience, so of course I have a lot of respect for him.

“Roy didn’t have to say that much because Liverpool Football Club is known all around the world, and for people in Denmark, Liverpool are the biggest club in England.”

Poulsen, who has been handed the number 28 shirt, arrives at Anfield having forged a reputation as a tough-tackling midfielder.

But he added: “I like also to play technical football. I see myself as a player who tries to play football but I can also make a tackle.

“With this move here I have a lot to prove. If you come to a club like Liverpool, you have to deliver. I will hopefully show I can be a good player for Liverpool.”