The Liverpool No.9 has played in all but two of the team’s 39 games across every competition this season, scoring 21 goals in the process.
If the Brazilian were left to his own devices he would never stop, according to Klopp, who felt the trip to Spain after the Champions League victory against FC Porto was the right moment to afford Firmino a rest.
“Roberto is a pure footballer, he wants to play and he wants to work,” said the manager.