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#3 Roberto Firmino

Roberto Firmino held the loose ends in the final third to bring about a sense of cohesion in Reds' approach

After a rare substandard display over the weekend against Manchester United, Roberto Firmino was back to his crafty best against Genk.

The Brazilian was all over the opponents at times, picking up loose balls, linking up play and cleverly finding teammates in empty areas of the pitch. His awareness, ability to free up space or drag defenders out led to massive openings, as exemplified in the second and fourth goal.

Firmino, of course, ran the races and just didn't stop offering his 100% until the final whistle. He occupied dangerous positions more often than not when not involved in the attack at first, and proved to be a menace for the ones marking him inside the 18-yard box.

The forward was intelligent without the ball, but with it, it seemed even better on the eye, especially when he set up a Sadio Mane chance and Oxlade-Chamberlain's second of the evening.

Most Champions League goals scored for Liverpool:🔴 Steven Gerrard (21)🔴 Mohamed Salah (18)🔴 Sadio Mané (16)🔴 Roberto Firmino (14)The current front three all chasing a legend. #UCL pic.twitter.com/dfhFhi0DtC
— Coral (@Coral) October 23, 2019