In a busy day of transfer activity on deadline day Liverpool swooped to bring Bellamy back to the club, while Raul Meireles left for Chelsea. "I'm delighted that Craig is back - I didn't want him to leave in the first place," Gerrard told the Liverpool Echo. "That pace and the fiery character he's got will help us in our push for success this season. "When he was here before he was popular and one of the hardest working in training. He was always in the gym getting himself in good shape. "What people need to realise is that Craig is a top professional. He works really hard day in, day out. "He's very knowledgeable about the game and I know even though he's slightly older than me he will still want to learn and do well here. "I'm sure he will be desperate to play for Kenny. He will have watched Liverpool from the outside like me in recent months and seen a lot of positive things. He will be excited to come back and we're glad to have him back." Gerrard also argued the club were right to sell Meireles after he handed in a transfer request as he does not want any unhappy players at Anfield. "It was a bit of a surprise because of the timing," added Gerrard. "I don't think Raul had been too happy because he wanted more game time, but the players who have been playing before him have been doing really well . "He put in a transfer request and I'm sure Kenny and Damien (Comolli) thought if he's going to be unhappy and doesn't want to be here then it was better to move him on. "It was probably the right decision and we got good money back for him."
