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Former Liverpool striker explains why Roberto Firmino isn't worried about claims

Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has said Roberto Firmino won't be worrying about his lack of goals this season.

Ahead of the suspension of football, the Brazil international was yet to score at Anfield in the Premier League, with all eight of his goals coming away from home.

Heskey has said Firmino has no need to be worried about his strike tally because he contributes in other ways and is the one who makes Jurgen Klopp's team gel together.

The 28-year-old has also completed seven assists in the top flight, with a hat-trick of assists coming in Liverpool's 4-0 rout of Southampton at Anfield in January.

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Speaking to 90Min, the ex-England international said: "I just think everything gels properly when he’s playing.

"He’s not necessarily worried about ‘this is my job and I need to do this’.

"You see him chasing back and tackling, you see him playing left wing and chase the guy up and down the wing. Then you’ll see him up front, getting the ball and holding it up and bringing someone in.

"It’s just a different variety of stuff that he does, he’s not just focused on 'I must score goals'.

"I’m a forward, so I look at the runs he’s making, the space he’s creating. He seems to get space where nobody gets space.

"He creates his space, his first touch is brilliant because he takes it away from players, so he can have time to look around and assess what he’s got to do next. He’s great at that."

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