Jurgen Klopp believes Roberto Firmino is the most similar striker in the Premier League to Harry Kane and feels both players should be given more credit for their all-round game.

Kane has been the Premier League's top scorer for the past two seasons and is currently two goals ahead of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in the Golden Boot race this campaign.

Firmino leads Liverpool's frontline line from a so-called "false nine" position, but has scored 19 goals in all competitions this season.

"That [false nine tag] is only because you have to give specific things certain names so actually I don't care," Klopp said of Liverpool's Brazilian. "If you see Harry Kane playing, he is all over the pitch, he is getting the ball deep. Of all the strikers we have in England, they are the most similar -- they're everywhere.

"Harry is more coming from the No. 9 and a little bit on the 10, while Roberto is coming from the 10 and doing a bit more but is also a 9. He's just so important for us."

Klopp added: "You realise it the day after the game when you look at the figures and see 'wow, what a number of high sprints and high distance runs'.

"When you look at him in training the next day it's all good, he walks normal. On the second day of recovery he looks fresh again.

"That makes him so special, he's always ready. That makes him an interesting package as a football player because he's not fixed on a position."

In addition to his goals, Firmino has recorded 10 assists this season, with Klopp revealing the former Hoffenheim player is just as happy to set up a teammate than he is scoring himself.

"Roberto's desire to score is big but to be honest he doesn't really give a s--- over whether he passes the ball or scores himself, it makes no difference, and that's rare, you cannot tell somebody that," he said.

"As a manager you say 'if you score or you make the goal or you prepared it or you made the cross for me it's no problem, no difference', but for players of course it's a difference.

"Being the kind of character I am, a player winning a challenge or a counter-press is like scoring in a specific moment."

Firmino will come up against Kane on Sunday afternoon when Tottenham Hotspur visit Anfield.