Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score his ninth goal of the season and Liverpool's second of the night in their 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates on Wednesday night.
The Brazilian has been praised far and wide by former players and his teammates after inspiring Liverpool to victory in North London. The win put the Reds just a single point behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
Former Liverpool wide man Ryan Babel and ex-Arsenal star Ian Wright took to Instagram to praise Firmino after he posted a picture of himself celebrating after scoring the Reds' second goal of the game at the Emirates.
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Diogo Jota opened the scoring in North London and then was replaced by Liverpool's number nine. Firmino quickly doubled the Reds' lead as they calmly saw the game out to capitalise on City's draw at Crystal Palace on Monday night.
Firmino's future at Liverpool is up in the air with his contract expiring in the summer of 2023 and there have been no sign of discussions between the player and the club as of yet. One thing is clear and that is that Firmino will go down as a legend at Anfield after becoming one of Jurgen Klopp's most important players.
Former Arsenal striker Wright said in the comments section of Firmino's Instagram post: "Elite movement."
Dutchman Babel called Firmino a 'king' after his deft touch from Andy Robertson's low cross secured the points in Liverpool's game in hand over City.
