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Former Liverpool striker Robbie Keane reckons he'd have been the “perfect fit” for the Reds current forward line as he likened his own game to that of Roberto Firmino.

At 38, the Dubliner's 21-year illustrious career finally looks to be over after a brief stint earlier this year as player-manager of Kolkata-based side ATK in the Indian Super League.

Keane is Ireland's all-time leading scorer with 68 goals for his country but his spell at his boyhood heroes Liverpool – he would later tell Celtic fans that he supported them on signing for the Glasgow club – was short-lived.

He joined the Reds for £19million plus add ons from Tottenham Hotspur in July 2008 – at a time when £20.2million Fernando Torres was the club's record signing – but after just 28 games and seven goals was sent back to White Hart Lane at a considerable financial loss the following February.

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The consensus at the time was that Keane had struggled to fit into Rafael Benitez's playing style but he reckons that if he was in his pomp now a decade on then he'd have been ideal for Jurgen Klopp.

Speaking at Paddy Power's 30th birthday even in his home city, Keane declared: “I’d love to play in their front three, I’d fit in perfect!

“The way the Firmino plays is very similar to my game. I like to drop off, in that number ten role, and if you’ve got two players who are that quick to play in on either side of you, it’s a striker’s dream.

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“The problem that other teams have is that, already when you play against them, you’re on the back foot straight away, because of how quick they are and how direct they are when they’re getting in behind with balls in-between the lines.

“We’ve seen it against top teams this week in Tottenham and PSG, they couldn’t deal with it. They create so many chances, they’re a horrible team to play against.”

Keane has also backed Liverpool, who have lost three cup finals – including two in Europe – under Klopp to end their trophy drought.

The Reds, who currently top the Premier League with a 100% record, have gone a club record 28 years and counting without winning the title while a penalty shoot-out victory over second tier Cardiff City in the 2012 League Cup final is their only major silverware for the past dozen year.

However, Keane believes the good times are just around the corner and said: “There’s no doubt in my mind that, in the next year or so, with the manager that they have, the players that they have and how they play the game, they will win trophies and they need that now.

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“People ask me what they need and I say that, like Tottenham, they need to win a trophy. That would give them momentum to carry on and push on.

“They were within touching distance last year, with the Champions League, but I can definitely see them pushing for the Premier League this year.

“For me, this season is the most realistic chance Liverpool have had of winning the title for a long while. Anybody finishing above Liverpool this year are doing well.”