Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk applauded "fantastic" Naby Keita as he continued his recent improvement with another goal in Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Porto.
Guinea international Keita joined Liverpool to much fanfare at the start of the season in a transfer that had been arranged several months earlier.
Technically gifted and forward-thinking, expectations were significant after a brilliant spell at RB Leipzig, but he has struggled to hold down a regular place in Jurgen Klopp's team.
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Of his 22 Premier League appearances, only 13 have been from the start, though in recent weeks there have been suggestions he is finally settling into the side.