Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has hailed Liverpool forward Roberto Firmno as the player ‘that makes Liverpool tick’.
Peter Crouch who has had a nomadic career in the Premier League playing for the likes of Portsmouth, Stoke and Tottenham Hotspur among other clubs has claimed to be a huge fan of the Brazil international, who joined the Reds from Hoffenheim in the summer of 2015 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £29 million and when Brendan Rodgers was in charge of the Reds.
Firmino is a center-forward that often drops deeper to help link-up play and has developed into a mainstay in Jurgen Klopp’s team.
He’s scored three goals in 14 games across all competitions so far this season, but also chipped in with eight assists.
Crouch wrote in The Daily Mail: “Some critics will argue that Liverpool’s Brazilian showboats when he does these skills but you need to watch him closely.
“He never does a stepover on the halfway line or a rainbow flick by his own goal to show off. He does everything in dangerous areas to create chances.
“What I would have done to play alongside Firmino. If I was a manager, Mo Salah would be the one member of Liverpool’s front three that I could not do without. I have huge respect for Mane, too, but from a striker’s point of view, Firmino would be the dream partner.”
Crouch added: “He is the man who makes Liverpool tick. He is a genius.”
Firmino will be crucial when Liverpool take on Tottenham on Sunday at Anfield looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing 1-1 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United last week
