Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has named the Liverpool player who he thinks doesn’t get the accolades they deserve.
The Reds were in action on Tuesday night as they claimed a 2-1 win over Ajax in the Champions League Group A clash. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool, before Mohammed Kudus equalised for the visitors.
Late on in the second half, Joel Matip met a Kostas Tsimikas corner to head the ball narrowly over the line. It was his first Champions League goal since signing for Liverpool in 2016.
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Henry had plenty of praise for Matip following the defender’s winning goal. Henry explained why he thinks the centre-back doesn’t get as much attention as his Liverpool team-mates.
“I am happy for Matip,” Henry told CBS Sports. “This is a guy where people will not talk a lot when mentioning Liverpool.
“You are going to mention Van Dijk, Salah, Mane back in the days or Firmino.
“But Joel always comes and does the job. He often scores important goals actually. Headers.
“Unlucky in some situations, but when he scores, they are good and important.”
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