Liverpool 4-2 Burnley: 5 Hits and Flops

#4 Hit: Roberto Firmino

Firmino, who has been struggling for regular goals this term, was in the right place for a brace here

Having only netted one league goal since their 2-1 defeat by Manchester City on January 3, this was precisely the perfect type of game for Firmino to boost his morale and hone his goalscoring sharpness. Burnley, just like Brighton and others before them, had originally set up to have an overload out of possession to frustrate their hosts, the title challengers.

If not for Mohamed Salah's hesitant nature in the final third and some good fortune - or poor defending depending on how you view it - Firmino wouldn't have scored. However, he did, earning a well-taken brace to his name with two of the easiest strikes you'll see this term.

For the first, his attack positioning meant he was in the perfect place to poke home inside the six-yard box after Salah's ball fizzed across goal ricocheted off Heaton and wasn't cleared to safety by captain James Tarkowski.

As for his second, it was a similar situation but instead, an excellent sliding tackle dispossessed Salah as he shaped to shoot. The ball took a wicked deflection and trickled towards the Brazilian's path, with Heaton already beaten, to stroke into an empty net.

Four aerial duels won, three shots, two on target and two goals. Only Salah (11) was dispossessed more often than Firmino with seven over the 90 minutes, but he worked tirelessly throughout and you could sense those goals providing him with much-needed confidence as tricky fixtures await.