It’s no secret that Liverpool have some very brilliant players and some of them will be key on Sunday.
Liverpool are away to Manchester United and Mohamed Salah will be asked to score the goals that helps Jurgen Klopp’s side to victory – and the likes of Virgil van Dijk will be tasked to stop Cristiano Ronaldo from running amok.
Those two have arguably been two of the Reds’ most influential stars in recent years but, according to one pundit, neither of them is Klopp’s best player.
Speaking to Optus Sport, Leroy Rosenior claimed that honour belongs to Roberto Firmino, who has been a revelation for Liverpool in recent weeks.
Last week, the Brazilian reminded everyone of his talent with a fine hat-trick in the 5-0 victory away to Watford.
And Rosenior claims that the 30-year-old is Liverpool’s best player.
He told Optus Sport: “When Firmino comes in, you’re still going to get what you get out of Salah and Mane. But they’ll get even more out of Firmino. All of a sudden your midfield starts to play.
“At the back, because he drops into space and moves the centre-halves around, Van Dijk’s diagonal comes into play. Firmino, for me, is the best player in that Liverpool team.”
In this form, the former Hoffenheim hitman really is such a huge asset to Klopp.
He hasn’t been noted for his goalscoring in recent years, with that being an area for him to work on in a big way.
But this season, the Brazilian star looks back to his very best in every sense and time will tell whether he really can prove more important than a Salah or the big Dutchman at Old Trafford.
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