Prior to the weekend, he had scored two winners in the last two games, but a lot of his own fans are thoroughly sick of him.
Despite netting seven times in his fledgling Anfield career, in a side very much in transition, Christian Benteke is leaving many Liverpool supporters utterly dismayed by his languid performances.
His standing was not helped by a particularly off-colour display in the Merseyside club’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham, where he was overshadowed by Andy Carroll, the ghost of Scouse dismay past.
In fairness to Benteke, even those who are scathing of his performances tend to admit that he has his attributes, but that they are perhaps not compatible to Jurgen Klopp’s style of play.
Judging by the comments below, many Reds have already made up their minds about the former Aston Villa man…
If someone offered no money for Benteke, would you sell him?
— Rick Edwards (@rickedwards1) January 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/g7paul/status/683550793895641089
https://twitter.com/Kopstuff_LFC/status/683367437891465216
£20m offer comes in for Benteke. Do you take it?
— Fields of Anfield Road 🇵🇸 (@FOAnfieldRoad) January 2, 2016
Christian Benteke leaving the Upton park pitch today after Liverpool's loss to West Ham https://t.co/dYJV3ehtAi
— Sponge 🧽 (@isthissponge) January 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/Lammy_Mate/status/683573935879892992
https://twitter.com/vikkers14/status/683343396237381632
Benteke poor get rid in the january transfer window buy a top class striker and soon #WestHamvLiverpool #LFC .
— Darren Carley 🇬🇧 (@DarrenCarleyLFC) January 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/Smiggy12LFC/status/680778901212258308