In his thrilling display during the win at Burnley, the Brazilian shows why he is so important to the league leaders’ title hopesShortly after Liverpool’s victory against Burnley, Jürgen Klopp was asked to assess the contribution of Roberto Firmino on an evening when the forward scored one goal, assisted another and dazzled throughout. Klopp smiled, described Firmino as a “really good player with a work rate” and then, to stress his point, went back to a less happy moment in his team’s recent history.Wednesday 1 May 2019, Barcelona 3 Liverpool 0: the first leg of a Champions League semi-final the Merseysiders eventually turned around in miraculous fashion but a result which, at the time, felt like a crushing blow. There were shattered bodies and minds in the away dressing room at Camp Nou afterwards, with no one more done in than Georginio Wijnaldum, partly due to his having been deployed in Firmino’s position after the Brazilian had been ruled out of the starting XI with a groin injury. Klopp recalled: “Gini’s sitting in the dressing room saying [to Firmino]: ‘What the heck are you doing in that position?’ ‘It’s unbelievable. It’s so intense.’” Related: Jürgen Klopp plays down Sadio Mané tantrum after striker is substituted Continue readingreadfullarticle