'Firmino is going to get better and better'
Dejan Lovren has warned Liverpool's Barclays Premier League rivals that Roberto Firmino is only going to get better as he continues to settle into life in England.
The Brazilian evidenced his prodigious talents with an outstanding performance in the Reds' 4-1 thrashing of Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium at the weekend.
As well as setting up Philippe Coutinho and providing the cross from which Eliaquim Mangala put through his own net, the No.11 notched his first goal for the club since a summer move from Hoffenheim.
And Lovren, who was a steady presence in defence for Jürgen Klopp's team in Manchester, has promised that there is even more to come from Firmino.
“Roberto is growing,” the Croatian 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 problems. 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.”