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Klopp praises Martinelli as 'talent of the century' after EFL Cup drama

  /  autty

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has heaped praise of two of Arsenal's young stars, singling out goalscorers Gabriel Martinelli and Joe Willock for particular praise.

Both the Reds and the Gunners played out a thrilling 5-5 draw in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, with the tie eventually being decided via a penalty shootout.

Both Martinelli and Willock found themselves on the scoresheet, with the former adding to his already impressive goalscoring tally with a brace.

Following the match, Klopp didn't hold back on his praise for the two Arsenal goalscorers.

"That's really difficult to deal with these guys. Martinelli's pretty much the same age [as Liverpool defender Sepp Van De Berg] but he's a talent of the century, he's an incredible striker, so it's really difficult," he told Liverpool's official website.

"Then you have Mesut Ozil around and Willock right, who scored by the way a really nice one, so a team like Arsenal in a counter-attacking mood – we keep them deep, play around them, we lose the ball and then it's really difficult."