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Jurgen Klopp has played down concerns about Roberto Firmino's form as he considers whether to give the Liverpool striker a breather in Belgrade.

The Brazil international has scored just once in his last nine appearances ahead of Tuesday night's clash with Red Star.

Firmino has played in every one of Liverpool's 31 European games under Klopp and his 13-goal haul in 18 Champions League appearances means he's only behind Ian Rush (14) and Steven Gerrard (30) in the club's all-time list.

However, the man nicknamed the “engine” of the Reds team by Klopp has been misfiring in recent weeks and was taken off in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Arsenal. Klopp has got Daniel Sturridge waiting in the wings and desperate for a start.

Asked if he's worried about Firmino, Klopp said: “No. He's hard-working, sometimes better, sometimes a bit less, but good. That's how it is.

“It will be all fine for sure. If he didn’t score in the last few games then… one in nine? All competitions? Didn’t he score against Red Star? That was the one goal he scored? Okay, good.

“I am not concerned. Things like this happen. He is a very important player for us. I was not really happy with our defending first half in London and he was involved in that. That's what I'm talking about.

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“In the end everything will be fine. We know about these situations. Sometimes it is clicking easier than in other moments, that’s all. There are no concerns.”

No Premier League player has played more than the 69 matches Firmino has clocked up since the start of last season.

Is fatigue an issue for the former Hoffenheim frontman?

“Not really but of course it is something we think about 100%. Constantly actually,” Klopp added.

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“It often leads to the decision that he still has to play. He starts or comes on, sometimes it is better to come in the game later when all the rest are a bit tired but we will see how we handle it.”

Klopp is likely to make a number of changes to freshen up his line-up in Belgrade. As well as Sturridge, he could turn to the likes of Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren.

"All the games are opportunities but I don’t want to give the line-up away. You have to wait," Klopp said.

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