Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was delighted to see defender Joe Gomez put in an impressive shift in the right-back position in the 4-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday.
The 20-year-old, who has struggled with injuries for the most of his two-year stay with the Reds, was one of the standout performers in his second consecutive league start.
He also begged an assist in the game as he provided the cross for Roberto Firmino's opening goal in the game.
When asked about the defender, Klopp said: "Good. Very important for us. I saw today from the start 11 outstandingly good individual performances. Even Daniel came on and had his input. Also Millie, very, very important and Marko did the job, so that's cool. We need this of course.
"Joe needed time to come back in this shape. He knows it best, he is young, he is not a lot older than Trent – who could have played again, by the way, but because we have the option we can give him a rest in this case.
"Joe was nice to watch, really, really strong. Really mature. I said after the game 'Welcome to adult football' because that was 100 per cent adult football, really strong challenges without no ugly challenges, just hard and a real physical presence. It was good."
Source: tribalfootball.com