It was already a perfect night for Liverpool as they were cruising to a 3-0 win against the Gunners with 15 minutes left to play.
Takumi Minamino then came on and scored his first-ever Anfield goal for the Reds as the crowd went delirious. Jurgen Klopp said after the game: "You can’t imagine how happy I am with Taki!
"He is in an incredible moment and he was actually our solution for pretty much four positions to change, I think, because that’s how the squad looked. It was like he could have played first five positions – he could have played both eight positions and then all three up-front.
"He is in a really good moment, you see that he played for Japan in the international games and now he is here and very important for us. Everybody was so happy for him that he scored the goal.
"The way he played today reflects really good how he trains in the moment. He will have games, there is no doubt about that."
The last sentence is important as it hints at Klopp giving Taki more playing time down the line.
The Japanese international will have a role to play when Mane and Salah are off for AFCON duty, so last night seems like a great start!
