Micah Richards has heaped praise on Diogo Jota after he put in a Man of the Match performance for Liverpool against Bournemouth
The Reds are having to cope without top scorer Mohamed Salah, who picked up a back injury while competing at the Africa Cup
Jota set up Darwin Nunez for the game's opening goal before scoring twice himself with a display of deadly finishing
Richards said:
"Can we talk about Jota though? On a serious note, we talk about Salah so many times but when Jota comes on he makes a difference.
"Whether he starts, he makes a difference. With Salah, he gets the plaudits - rightly so - the accolades but (Jota) is unbelievable, he can play right, left, centre, he can drop into positions, he never moans, he works hard, he gives absolutely everything for this team.
"Every time I look at Liverpool, I’m thinking ‘Nunez ok, Jota alright, what are they going to do without Salah, Diaz hasn’t been the same level’ and second-half they just turned the screw. It’s alright having depth but doing it in the vital moments, say if Bournemouth scored and Jota scored - anyone can do that when there’s no pressure, he’s doing it and assisting when there’s pressure on.
"His assist for Nunez was marvellous, one-touch, a beautiful team goal and I think he needs to get the credit he deserves, he’s fantastic - he really
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