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Talk about the perfect start to a momentous week for Liverpool.

Roberto Firmino has agreed terms on a new five-year contract which will keep him at Anfield until 2023.

The man Jurgen Klopp describes as “the engine” of his resurgent side will be powering the Reds’ challenge for glory during the peak years of his career.

It’s a massive boost for everyone connected with the club as they gear up for Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final second leg with Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

Getting Firmino’s future sorted has been a priority for sporting director Michael Edwards this season and that mission has now been completed.

Liverpool stand on the brink of something special this season as they chase a sixth European crown in Kiev and Klopp is desperate to keep hold of his gems and add to them.

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, the other members of the most potent three-pronged attack in the world, will also be rewarded with improved terms.

Liverpool want January’s £142million sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona to be the end of the talent drain. They want Anfield to once again become a final destination for elite players rather than a stepping stone and Firmino’s eagerness to stay put is a positive sign.

‘Bobby’ as he’s affectionately known by the Kop has been a revelation since his £29million move from Hoffenheim in the summer of 2015.

His impact has been a triumph for recruitment staff Edwards, Dave Fallows and Barry Hunter, who were always convinced that it would prove to be money well spent.

After a slow start under Brendan Rodgers when he was stuck out wide, Firmino has flourished with Klopp at the helm. He has developed into arguably the most complete centre-forward in world football.

Technically gifted, he’s also got an unbelievable work ethic. He was made for a Klopp team. He sets the tone with his pressing and others follow.

“It comes from the cradle almost,” Firmino said earlier this season.

“I think though that the four years I spent in Germany changed my mentality a great deal. It made me become a lot harder.

“I work on the basis that I’m never satisfied. I always want to do better and the feeling that I’m never satisfied is my way of motivating myself to be the best I can be.”

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It was typical of Firmino when he happily gave up the No 11 shirt to new signing Salah last summer. He’s selfless - both on and off the pitch as his intelligent movement creates space for others.

Having netted 11 goals in 2015/16 and then 12 in 2016/17, many doubted whether Firmino could ever be the kind of prolific marksman Liverpool had lacked since Luis Suarez’s exit in 2014.

But with the No 9 on his back this season he has excelled. With that beaming smile and his ‘no look’ finishes, he’s a showman and adored by supporters. His endurance and fitness is underlined by the fact that he’s the only member of Klopp’s squad to have clocked up 50 appearances this season.

His brilliance has been overshadowed somewhat by Salah’s dazzling record-breaking and he’s still not fully appreciated outside of Anfield.

However, ask his team-mates and they will tell you that his importance to the Reds is on the same level as the Egyptian winger. With 27 goals and 15 assists, Firmino has taken his game to the next level this term.

He was gutted when his close pal Coutinho left for Catalonia in January but he responded by embracing the extra responsibility on his shoulders.

Firmino tormented Roma’s backline in the first leg of the semi-final last Tuesday and his deadly double meant he became the joint fastest player in Champions League history to notch 10 goals in the competition. He shares that record with Adriano with just 11 appearances.

At the age of 26, Firmino’s best years are ahead of him and they will be spent in the red of Liverpool. It’s mouthwatering to think what he could go on to achieve with Klopp at the helm.