PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK ROBERTO FIRMINO

THE Liverpool forward may not have scored a hat-trick like Eden Hazard, but he was Tottenham’s worst nightmare at Wembley. He was constantly harrying Spurs midfielders and giving them no time on the ball. On Sky Sports, I likened his performance to a hyena: always snarling, full of energy and ready to bite. Time and again at Wembley he pickpocketed Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele to launch counter-attacks. With Spurs’ full backs committed up the pitch, Liverpool were able to break into space at high speed. Firmino’s workrate is infectious. He makes Mo Salah and Sadio Mane work even harder off the ball. Liverpool will be relieved that he is OK after Jan Vertonghen scratched his eye. Firmino is the ultimate team player who sets the tempo for Jurgen Klopp’s side.