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Jurgen Klopp Talks Up Importance of 'Connector' Roberto Firmino to Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has talked up the importance of forward Roberto Firmino and described the Brazil international as the "connector for our team."

Klopp explained how he had to reassure Firmino about his goalscoring ability after the 28-year-old hit a dry patch and explained how he offers much more than just goals, per Paul Doyle at the Guardian:

"Bobby has four goals in three games and before that he didn't score that often. When people tell me previously Bobby didn't score for a while I didn't realise. When I think about Bobby I don't think about scoring.