With Darwin Nunez completing his three-match suspension for heading Joachim Andersen in time to face Everton, Jurgen Klopp opted to start our £64m forward ahead of the fit Bobby Firmino at Goodison Park.
It was a decision that surprised many of the red persuasion and unfortunately didn’t pay off despite our No. 27 coming close to giving Liverpool the lead in the second half with an impressive Fernando Torres-esque effort.
Firmino had to settle for a place on the bench and after Fabio Carvalho took a knock late in the second half after being hit by Amadou Onana, our German coach appeared to order our number 9 to warm up through a form of quite strange communication. .
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Although it does indeed appear that the Brazilian is speaking to a member of Klopp’s coaching staff, in the clip below it appears that when the German tactician smiles, Firmino instantly jumps out of his seat and heads to the touchline to warm up.
Carvalho had to be replaced at half-time but his boss quelled concerns by stating that the Portugal youth international’s injury was “not serious” but he was swollen.
Firmino looked lively as he came in and twice came close to breaking the deadlock, but was decently stopped by Jordan Pickford.
You can watch the clip below via @TheAnfieldBuzz on Twitter:
Klopp using a secret signal ???? to summon Firmino pic.twitter.com/ozWRW3eUMc
— The Anfield Buzz (@TheAnfieldBuzz) September 3, 2022
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