Jurgen Klopp hails 'insane' Roberto Firmino's display in Liverpool win

Roberto Firmino looks like ‘he INVENTED’ the false nine role and will have ‘people writing books about how he plays it’, gushes Jurgen Klopp after latest masterclass in Liverpool’s humiliation of Manchester United

  • Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 mauling of Man United
  • Jurgen Klopp was captivated by Roberto Firmino’s display in the ‘false nine’ role 
  • ‘What he did in that department tonight was absolutely insane,’ Reds boss said

Mohamed Salah hogged the limelight with a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday but manager Jurgen Klopp was captivated by the performance of Roberto Firmino in the ‘false nine’ role.

Salah has racked up 15 goals in all competitions this season while Firmino, who lines up as a striker but operates in deeper role to link up play, has six.

‘Mo gets a lot of attention and rightly so but Bobby, for people with football knowledge, I’m pretty sure when he finishes playing people will write books about the way he interpreted the false nine position,’ Klopp said.

Jurgen Klopp was captivated by the performance of Roberto Firmino in the ‘false nine’ role

‘What he did in that department tonight was absolutely insane,’ Klopp said after the 5-0 win

‘I don’t say he invented it or we invented it, but with the way he plays it, from time to time it looks like (that)!

‘There are different things to do on the pitch – some of them are defensive, and what he did in that department tonight was absolutely insane. 

‘Offensively he is a nice link-up player and he finishes off from time to time as well.’

Liverpool thrashed rivals Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday

Ahead of Liverpool’s ruthless display at Old Trafford on Sunday, Klopp insisted the Brazilian forward was the ‘best offensive defender’ he has ever seen.

‘He is a connector; the best offensive defender I ever saw in my life. A very important player for us,’ he said.

‘He’s a ball-chaser, incredibly smart tactically and able to play in the tiniest spaces; to make good decisions in really quick time.

‘And on top of that he can score goals, which is why we are so happy when he rewards himself from time to time, like the hat-trick he got at Watford.’

Liverpool are second in the Premier League on 21 points after nine games, one point behind Chelsea.




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