Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to Luis Diaz after his man of the match performance in Liverpool’s FA Cup final win over Chelsea on Saturday.
After impressed against the same opposition at Wembley in the League Cup final back in February, just a few weeks after joining the Reds, the Colombian was at it again as he helped his new side clinch a domestic double.
The winger could have been the match-winner for Liverpool, being denied by the woodwork and Edouard Mendy as he recorded six shots on goal - more than any other player. And while Klopp admitted Diaz should have scored against Chelsea, the fact he didn’t took nothing away from a special individual performance.
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“What a boy, what a story, what a player!” he told reporters. “But he should have scored. I think we agree. He agrees probably.
“The speed he has is insane. Don’t forget he played on the side with Chalobah and Reece James. Getting in a situation like this is absolutely unlikely, the big chance he had in the first half. I think it was a pass from Trent. If you want we can talk about his performance as well by the way!
“Yeah, he should have scored in that moment. With his quality, that’s how it is. But what a player. He’s outstanding. He’s a fantastic boy.
“It’s so funny we hugged each other after the game and I shouted, “Vamos!” Whatever, the few words I know in Spanish and similar languages. It’s so funny but he gets our football 100%.
“We thought we saw that at Porto. But that it is really like this, I feel lucky as well. He fits like a glove to our football. That’s really, really special.”
Klopp also took the opportunity to praise Trent Alexander-Arnold at making English football history after winning his sixth different major honour.
“We won both domestic cups. That is really special,” he said. “And Trent Alexander-Arnold is the youngest player ever in this incredible history of the Premier League, if I’m right, the first to win all six major trophies. At 23. There are so many special stories.”
