Regardless of Arne Slot being absent from the touchline, the Reds have been nonetheless capable of make mild work of the Magpies, in what was an early perception as to how the Carabao Cup remaining might play out in two weeks time.
Szoboszlai’s ‘outstanding’ display caught the headlines for Liverpool, however Danny Murphy believes there may be one other Reds star who additionally deserves reward for his show versus the Magpies – particularly Luis Diaz.
Danny Murphy hails Luis Diaz’s efficiency in opposition to Newcastle
With Cody Gakpo nonetheless not match sufficient for 90 minutes, Slot would hand the Colombian worldwide a begin on the left flank, with fans impressed by Diaz versus Newcastle.
Murphy has since echoed this reward, claiming the Liverpool man’s influence is beginning to change into barely underrated at Anfield. That includes on Match of the Day, the previous midfielder stated:
“I’ve picked out Diaz as a result of I believe he’s gone below the radar a bit of bit with all of the plaudits plenty of the gamers are getting.
“He’s a bought an exquisite work ethic and angle to the sport wherever he’s requested to play. Quite a lot of the time this season he’s been requested to play that centre-forward function. He was extra out large as a result of Jota performed tonight and the primary actual influence he made was that stunning select for Szoboszlai to calm down everybody after which his confidence was up and he was beating folks.
“Livramento’s full-back, it’s not a straightforward factor to do, however he was sharp. Loves working in behind with out the ball, which we don’t see sufficient gamers do for my part.
“His shut management, travelling up the pitch with the ball on counters when there’s house to interrupt into, makes the precise selections and he simply regarded again to his greatest.
“He epitomises the whole lot good about this Liverpool group. The standard is there, clearly, however that work ethic that the supervisor is speaking about, he units the tone so many instances. At all times does his defensive work, will get again in, nicks the ball off folks they don’t see him coming, he’s robust as nicely.”
Murphy says Diaz is a ‘nice’ Sadio Mane alternative
Regardless of Diaz being linked with a Liverpool exit, the 28-year-old hasn’t let that have an effect on his performances, along with his Newcastle show the most recent in an extended record of spectacular cameos.
Having featured on the left-wing as an alternative of via the center, Murphy believes the Colombian is greatest suited as a winger moderately than a striker.
“For me, though he does a job centrally I believe he at all times seems to be extra snug on the left. Clearly with Gakpo having such an amazing season Slot’s been making an attempt to suit them each in.”
While singing the praises of Diaz, the BBC pundit would even go on to match him to previous nice Liverpool wingers like Sadio Mane.
“He was an amazing alternative for Mane, perhaps not fairly as much as the degrees of Mane as a result of he was such an exquisite expertise. However he sort of seamlessly fitted into this Liverpool group.”