burnley striker danny ings will step out at anfield on wednesday looking to boost his side's premier league survival hopes at the expense of the team he has been strongly linked with a move to at the end of the season brendan rodgers has refused to be drawn on speculation suggesting that ings, who is out of contract at the end of the campaign, will move to liverpool but if he does sign a contract at anfield, will he be good enough to make the grade? sportsmail's reporters give their verdict danny ings (centre) has been burnley's star player as they try to stay in the premier league this season  dominic king  yes, he is good enough to make the step up it is no mean effort scoring nine goals in the barclays premier league for a side that has struggled to get results and ings has never been found wanting at the biggest stadiums he was outstanding in burnley’s 3 1 loss at old trafford last month, his energy and intensity setting him apart that night it was not a one off because he has attracted positive reviews all season ings scored for burnley against manchester united in his side's 3 1 defeat and impressed with his display  ings could replace fabio borini at liverpool, with the italian expected to depart at the end of the season  ings has scored nine times for burnley this season and will take on liverpool on wednesday  read dominic king's piece on why danny ings would flourish under the guidance of liverpool manager brendan rodgers  liverpool will overhaul their striking department in the summer, with potentially three players moving – rickie lambert, fabio borini and mario balotelli – and a move for ings would make sense from both a playing style and an economic point of view he will have to raise his game again should he eventually arrive at anfield, but that won’t be a problem ings has been doing that for the last two years and he will welcome the challenge joe bernstein  danny ings is one of those players who doesn't have one quality that makes him stand out, but he doesn't have an obvious weakness either he is an intelligent player and at 22 has the potential to get better he is a good finisher but his tally of nine this season is unremarkable and five fewer than charlie austin at qpr for example ings watches on as his shot hits the back of the net for burnley against queens park rangers  liverpool manager brendan rodgers has refused to comment on the speculation linking the club with ings  ings can show he is capable of playing on the big stage when he plays for burnley against liverpool  ings could make the step up to a big club but there is no guarantee you suspect liverpool's real interest in him is due to john w henry's moneyball approach to the game why wouldn't you take a promising 22 year old on a bosman given you could sell him in two years for a handsome profit, even if he doesn't become a first team regular? ian ladyman  there was a moment when it became clear to me that ings was good enough to make the grade at the very highest level and it came early in last month’s defeat at manchester united the way he showed chris smalling to the front post before checking back and heading in burnley’s goal – by now unmarked – at the far post told you everything you need to know about his natural instincts as a goal scorer it was high class finishing ings' form has also led to talk that england manager roy hodgson (left) will include him in his next squad  ings beats defender martin kelly and goalkeeper julian speroni to score against crystal palace  earlier in the season – as he started the campaign slowly – i wasn’t sure but he has found his feet now and has emerged as a safe bet for the next england squad on that note, i wrote a story last season saying that ings was being watched by roy hodgson’s staff and was likely to figure in the national set up during the euro qualifiers i remember one of my colleagues laughing he isn’t laughing any more… chris wheeler  there’s no doubting the drive and determination of a striker who was playing for dorchester town in the conference south a little over four years ago, and ings will be desperate to put on a performance at anfield is he good enough to make the step up to liverpool? compared with the players brendan rodgers currently has at his disposal, you would have to say yes ings has scored nine goals in the premier league for a burnley side that has spent the entire season battling the odds – the same amount as manchester city’s new £25m signing wilfried bony and arsenal’s olivier giroud, and more than liverpool forwards daniel sturridge, mario balotelli, rickie lambert, fabio borini and lazar markovic put together ings has scored the same number of premier league goals as wilfried bony and olivier giroud  ings is only 22 and fits the profile of player that liverpool often pursue in the transfer market  a player who scored 26 goals in the championship last season has also hit four in seven appearances for england under 21s to stake his claim for a senior international call up, so there is little doubt that he is capable of rising to the challenge ings is not excessively tall or powerful, but he is quick and possesses great movement and anticipation in and around the penalty box most importantly of all, he has a goalscorer’s instinct and at the age of 22, he is young enough to take his game to another level under a coach like rodgers
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danny ings has scored nine times for burnley in the premier league  he has been strongly linked with liverpool and faces them on wednesday  sportsmail's reporters give their verdict on if he is good enough for anfield  read: ings would flourish at liverpool under the guidance of rodgers  click here for all the latest liverpool news 