Luis Díaz ‘has transformed Liverpool’: Jamie Carragher’s high praise

Luis Díaz celebrates his goal in the Champions League.

The legend of the ‘red’ team also spoke of the ‘pressure’ that ‘Lucho’ has put on Sadio Mané.

Luis Díaz is just a few hours away from playing another decisive match for Liverpool against Manchester City, this time for the FA Cup semi-finals.

In theory, the safest thing is that ‘Lucho’ will start with the ‘red’ team. However, the previous weekend, coach Jürgen Klopp opted to include the Portuguese Diogo Jota in his place. This Saturday, at 9:30 am (ESPN), it will be confirmed if he is a starter or not.

Waiting for the ball to roll former Liverpool central defender Jamie Carragher gave Diaz a real boost. In his more than authorized opinion, ‘Lucho’ has transformed Liverpool.

The new praise for ‘Lucho’

Luis Diaz in action against Benfica.

“It has been a revelation. It seems to me that he has transformed Liverpool, people now look at his team and say ‘they have a great team’. You have seen the goals he has already scored and how brave he has been.”commented input Carragher in dialogue with ‘CBS Sports’.

Then, speaking of the importance of Díaz in the team, the former soccer player declared: “He has come in and he is the first person who has put Sadio Mane, in the last four or five years, under real pressure for his position. Sadio Mane has now, on occasion, moved to the centre-forward position due to pressure from Diaz in that position.

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