Roberto Firmino has been tipped for big things at Liverpool by his teammate Dejan Lovren.
The Brazilian showed the first real signs of what he can in a Reds shirt after his destruction of Manchester City at the weekend where he created two goals and scoring one himself in a 4-1 thumping.
Firmino signed for the Anfield club amid much fanfare in a deal thought to be worth around £30m after they reportedly hijacked Manchester United’s plans to sign the star.
The attacker, who joined Hoffenheim from Brazilian side Figueirense, scored 47 goals in 151 games during his four-and-a-half years in Germany.
Firmino’s signing was met with excitement by fans but this was countered by former player Jamie Carragher who said he could just as easily end up being a flop.
He has yet to justify his large price tag in an injury interrupted season but the signs are looking a lot better after his showing against City, which Lovren thinks will be the start of something big.
“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 problem. 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.”
