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Roberto Firmino: Philippe Coutinho is Liverpool's magician and I love playing with him
ROBERTO FIRMINO has described Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho as a magician.
Philippe Coutinho is a magician says Roberto Firmino
The duo have helped Liverpool move up to top spot in the Premier League.
The Reds lead the league table after 11 games following their 6-1 thrashing of Watford last weekend.
And Firmino, responsible for five goals and three assists this season, loves playing alongside his fellow Brazilian.
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Philippe is a magician, who makes magic in each shot, who is always helping with scoring goals and his incredible moves; he is always doing his best on the field
"We think the same way, we know what we’re going to do before receiving the ball," Firmino said of Coutinho.
"We always understand each other in the games and with our skill everything has turned out well. Of course this is the fruits of our labour.
"Philippe is a magician, who makes magic in each shot, who is always helping with scoring goals and his incredible moves. He is always doing his best on the field."
Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino have inspired Liverpool to the top of the Premier League
Liverpool moved into top spot last week with a massive win over Watford
And Coutinho also lavished praise on Firmino by saying: "Roberto is very intelligent, he is someone who thinks very fast in the field and he tries to open the way to facilitate the other players and that has been very helpful for our team.
"In each training session, we get used to each other's styles and we get to know each other and apply that on the pitch.
"Firmino is a very skilful player, he has incredible ball control, it makes the difference to our team in those areas. He scores in many games."
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