Both Brian Kerr and Richard Dunne were brimming with praise for Liverpool's Thiago as the Reds put themselves in the driving seat with a 2-0 win over Villarreal in the Champions League semi-final first leg.
Jurgen Klopp's men were favourites going into the game however they knew the stubborn outfit they were facing in Unai Emery's Villarreal; the Yellow Submarine overcame Bayern Munich in the quarter-final with two ultra-defensive displays earning them a 2-1 aggregate win.
And it looked as though the visitors might have been heading towards another heroic shutout at Anfield as a frustrated Liverpool side failed to break them down in the first half.
