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Time to drop Jesus: Why Firmino will bring the best out of Brazil and Neymar

The Liverpool striker has made an impact off the bench in Russia but should he start against Belgium?

By Roberto Firmino’s standards, it was a pretty unremarkable goal – and not least because he actually looked at the ball as he fired it into the Mexican net.

The Liverpool striker boasts something of a back catalogue when it comes to ‘no-look’ finishes, but the strike which sealed Brazil’s progress to the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday was different. It meant more.

It may well have been the moment ‘Bobby’ came from the sidelines to take centre-stage in Russia.