Supporters of Premier League giants Liverpool have taken to social media in their numbers on Thursday evening, to heap praise on January addition Luis Diaz.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are of course currently locked in action.
On the back of a quartet of successive victories across all competitions, the Reds have welcomed Brendan Rodgers’ struggling Leicester City to Anfield, for a Premier League clash.
Liverpool headed into proceedings aware that nothing but a 5th-straight win would suffice, after Manchester City further stretched their advantage atop the English top-flight on Wednesday, courtesy of a 2-0 downing of Brentford.
And, as things stand on Merseyside, all three points is precisely what the hosts are headed towards.
This comes after Diogo Jota continued his stellar stretch of form in front of goal with the evening’s opener just beyond the half-hour mark, slotting home on the rebound after Kasper Schmeichel managed to keep out Virgil van Dijk’s initial effort:
Right place, right time! ⚽️
Diogo Jota is on hand to score from close range to give Liverpool the lead over Leicester ? pic.twitter.com/8LGPfvccRh
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 10, 2022
‘Electric’
As alluded to above, though, it is not the name of goalscorer Jota which, over the course of the opening 45 minutes, has in fact taken centre stage in the chatter amongst Liverpool’s supporters.
This honour, instead, has been reserved for attacking partner in crime Luis Diaz.
Handed his first Premier League start on the left of Liverpool’s front-3 against Leicester in the absence of Sadio Mane, Diaz has wasted little time in making an impression on the Anfield faithful.
Surging up and down the left wing with pace and intent, the Colombian international has been widely hailed for his efforts thus far, with one word in particular having been utilised to describe the performance of Liverpool’s January addition:
Diaz is ELECTRIC
— Patel (@aspfied) February 10, 2022
Diaz already feels electric.
— LFC Cape Town (@LFC_CapeTown) February 10, 2022
Luis Diaz looks electric
— Jonathan Northcroft (@JNorthcroft) February 10, 2022
Diaz is actually electric
— Ritson (@RitsonLFC) February 10, 2022
He’s Electric
What he does with the ball is eccentric
He does things we’ve never expected
He’s Luiz DiazDidn’t even bring a coat so jokes on you
— Royston (@KopBlock205) February 10, 2022
I love Luis Diaz already. He is electric ? #LIVLEI #PremierLeague
— M Abbas Khattak ? (@M_AbbasKhattakk) February 10, 2022
Diaz is electric ffs
— Mo ???????????(??) (@momoalas93) February 10, 2022
Cannot wait until Diaz proper settles in he looks fucking electric !! ??
— mark sams (@sambogod9) February 10, 2022
diaz is electric man
— Josh????????? (?? For AFCON 2022) (@DiazDuty23) February 10, 2022
Diaz was electric. A strong, sharp and intelligent player
— Priyasha (@lfcpriya11) February 10, 2022
To use a Klopp phrase: ‘We are going to have a lot of fun with Diaz.’ He looks electric, a really good performance especially considering it is his debut.
— Anton Clarke (@AntonClarke1) February 10, 2022
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