{"id":1103189,"date":"2019-08-25T20:21:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1103189"},"modified":"2019-08-25T20:21:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:21:43","slug":"sensational-jurgen-klopp-liverpool-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sensational-jurgen-klopp-liverpool-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sensational&#8221; &#8211; Jurgen Klopp hails Liverpool&#8217;s Brazilian duo after Arsenal win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jurgen Klopp has described the performances of both Fabinho and\u00a0Roberto Firmino as\u00a0&#8220;sensational&#8221; after the Brazilian duo helped Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Sunday the Reds maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season as they inflicted a fourth consecutive Anfield defeat on Arsenal.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fabinho and Firmino irreplaceable at Liverpool? The good-to-know facts and stats&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Firmino has created at least 35 more league chances than any Liverpool player in the last three seasons (178 total).<\/li>\n<li>Firmino averaged the second-most tackles per 90 minutes (1.2) among all Premier League forwards last season (15+ apps only).<\/li>\n<li>Fabinho has made more tackles than any &#8216;Big Six&#8217; midfielder in the Premier League this season (10).<\/li>\n<li>At Liverpool, he has also won the second-most duels (16), alongside Firmino.<\/li>\n<li>A couple months ago, Firmino revealed he &#8220;talked up&#8221; Fabinho to Klopp ahead of his \u00a345m transfer last summer.<\/li>\n<li>Elsewhere, Fabinho revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/fabinho-liverpool-player-dispossess-virgil-van-dijk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firmino is the only player able to dispossess Virgil van Dijk<\/a> in Liverpool training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7349082-liverpool-s-new-signing-the-unsung-norwich-city-heroes-propping-up-the-pukki-party<\/p>\n<p>Goals from\u00a0Mohamed Salah and\u00a0Joel Matip were enough see off Unai Emery&#8217;s men with this early top of the table encounter offering the Spaniard a\u00a0rude awakening of how big the gulf in class remains between these two sides.<\/p>\n<p>Salah&#8217;s brace took the headlines, and most of the plaudits, headed in his direction; and while Klopp was not reluctant to jump on the bandwagon in that regard, he did reserve a special praise for his Brazilian duo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Roberto Firmino what a player he is, unbelievable,&#8221; Klopp told BBC Sport post-match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am really happy with the performance. I did not see a bad player tonight or a player that played under his level. Fabinho played sensational.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Fabinho on Ceballos?\u2019 Liverpool vs Arsenal Premier League Preview w\/The Redmen TV\u2019s Paul Machin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UF9KUXUJb0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Van Dijk&#8217;s greatest teammate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Prior to the match at Anfield on Saturday,\u00a0Virgil van Dijk named\u00a0Firmino as the greatest footballer he has ever lined up alongside.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0PFA Players\u2019 Player of the Year has played with the likes of\u00a0Robin van Persie,\u00a0Wesley Sneijder,\u00a0Frenkie de Jong,\u00a0Matthijs de Ligt and\u00a0Mohamed Salah, but opted to place Firmino at the top of his pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>When asked who his greatest ever team-mate has been, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/virgil-van-dijk-names-liverpool-forward-roberto-firmino-as-his-greatest-ever-teammate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>: &#8220;I\u2019m going to be a little bit biased and say one of my team-mates; I would say Roberto Firmino.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So far Van Dijk and the Brazilian have played alongside each other 72 times, even combining for two goals (both scored by Firmino), and they will line up once again when Liverpool take on Burnley next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp has described the performances of both Fabinho and\u00a0Roberto Firmino as\u00a0&#8220;sensational&#8221; after the Brazilian duo helped Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1. 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