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Jonjo Shelvey is happy to fill the boots of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez against West Ham

Image: Jonjo Shelvey: Ready for the challenge of playing in the lone striker role

Jonjo Shelvey admits he is happy to fill the boots of suspended Luis Suarez ahead of Liverpool's clash at West Ham on Sunday.

Shelvey also believes Liverpool are gradually moving towards a style of play which will bring more goals from every area of the pitch under manager Brendan Rodgers. And with the likes of defender Daniel Agger and midfielder Jordan Henderson proving to be the match-winners in their last two matches - against Southampton and Udinese - Shelvey reckons other players are now starting to share the burden with Suarez. "In any team, goals have to come from all angles of the team, and I think they will," said Shelvey, who played for West Ham's youth team having grown up in Romford as a boyhood fan. "Daniel scored on Saturday and Hendo scored on Thursday, so they are starting to come and the more and more we play together the more it will happen. "You don't go out there purposely not trying to score. If you get a chance you are going to try to score but obviously sometimes it doesn't happen."
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