Roberto Firmino may view the opportunity to take in an enforced break from Liverpool’s starting XI as a “welcome relief”, claims Jason McAteer, with the Brazilian having looked out of sorts for a while.
He has remained an important part of Jurgen Klopp’s plans, but has been struggling to fire on all cylinders.
The South American’s game has never been about end product, with his value often judged in work off the ball, but it is impossible to ignore the fact that the goals have dried up.
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Summer signing Diogo Jota is enduring no such troubles for the Reds, with the target found on six occasions through his last four appearances, and the Portuguese is staking a serious claim for a No.