Wednesday 25 November 2015 11:02, UK
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has praised the growing influence of Roberto Firmino on the team.
Brazil international Firmino joined the Reds in a £29m deal from Hoffenheim in the summer and having initially taken time to settle into the team, he has become one of their key performers in recent weeks.
The 24-year-old played a crucial role in Liverpool's 4-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday, setting up their first two goals before scoring the third.
Jurgen Klopp's side take on Bordeaux in the Europa League on Thursday before Swansea come to Anfield on Sunday and Lovren has backed Firmino to continue his run of good form.
"Roberto is growing," Lovren told the Liverpool Echo. "We need to give him time as he's settling into a new country.
"But he has great talent. We see it every day in training and now we're seeing it in the matches. He caused City a lot of problems. He's an unbelievable player. He has so much skill.
"Roberto scored one and could even have got a hat-trick. He creates and he scores. He has so much potential and I know he's going to get better and better for us."
