Jurgen Klopp has explained his decision for substituting forward Roberto Firmino at the weekend when Liverpool cruised to a 5-0 win over Watford.
Firmino grabbed his fourteenth league goal this season when he converted Mo Salah's cross with a creative flick past Watford keeper Orestis Karnezis. Salah was the starman of the game however, grabbing all four of the other goals.
The Brazilian was replaced by Danny Ings with just 11 minutes left to play in the match, Klopp justified this by stating he was saving Firmino from himself.
“When I made the change, I thought I’ll take off Roberto Firmino because he doesn’t save himself so I need to save him,” he told BT Sport.