(Reuters) – Mohamed Salah hogged the limelight with a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday however supervisor Juergen Klopp was captivated by the efficiency of Roberto Firmino within the ‘false 9’ function.
Salah has racked up 15 targets in all competitions this season whereas ‘Bobby’ Firmino, who traces up as a striker however operates in deeper function to hyperlink up play, has six.
“Mo will get a number of consideration and rightly so however Bobby, for folks with soccer data — I am fairly certain when he finishes enjoying folks will write books about the way in which he interpreted the false 9 place,” Klopp mentioned.
“I do not say he invented it or we invented it, however with the way in which he performs it, infrequently it seems like (that)!
“There are various things to do on the pitch — a few of them are defensive, and what he did in that division tonight (Sunday) was completely insane. Offensively he’s a pleasant link-up participant and he finishes off infrequently as effectively.”
Liverpool are second within the Premier League on 21 factors after 9 video games, one level behind Chelsea.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Peter Rutherford)
