Philippe Coutinho left Liverpool without ever having won a trophy.

The Reds had lifted the League Cup six months before he arrived, and would claim the Champions League within 18 months of his departure.

Liverpool then finally won the Premier League the following season.



Especially in that final six months at Liverpool, Coutinho had ascended to new levels, and was genuinely one of the very best in the world.

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In 19 games for Liverpool across the Premier League and Champions League in the first half of 2017/18, Coutinho recorded 12 goals and eight assists.

“I still watch videos of Coutinho to this day.

“Just watching him, it’s kind of my style of football.

It’s obviously not the exact same because everyone is different, but I try to learn from the best and he’s certainly been one of the best in the past few years for Liverpool so it’s a great compliment.”

Carvalho also revealed that the Liverpool dressing room was baffled when his minutes dried up in his debut Anfield campaign.

After a stalling start to this season with RB Leipzig, he has got back on track with Hull, and will hope to impress new manager Arne Slot — if he channels Coutinho, he'll be on the right track.

Liverpool.com says: In a strange way, maybe Carvalho's similarities to Coutinho are what made it hard for Klopp to fit him in.