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Roberto Firmino has never known competition like this at Liverpool.

The arrival of Jurgen Klopp in October of 2015 coincided with the Brazilian carving out a new niche for himself just months into his own Anfield career.

After nudging ahead of the likes of Christian Benteke, Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and Danny Ings in the pecking order of strikers under Klopp, Firmino's conversion from attacking midfielder to centre-forward has been well documented in the years since.

From a 'false 9' to a very literal one; his story cements a place as a modern-day Anfield great.

In 2022, however, the former Hoffenheim man sees a place that was once nailed on as his own firmly up for grabs.

The arrival and subsequent successful adaptation of Diogo Jota increased competition and reduced the certainty of Firmino's name on Liverpool team sheets.

Thirteen goals in his maiden season at Anfield hinted at a big future with the club for Jota, but this year has seen the Portugal international move forward at an even more impressive rate of knots.

As a result, Firmino was limited to just six starts between the start of the season and the end of December with Jota leading the Liverpool line in a new kind of way.

The addition of Luis Diaz has only complicated the matter further for the 30-year-old Firmino, who has seen the Colombian settle seamlessly on