Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers feels Philippe Coutinho is returning to his very best.
Rodgers says the Brazilian has managed to shake off a sluggish start to the season.
"He was outstanding the other night," the Liverpool boss said of that semi-final performance in the Capital One Cup first leg.
"It was a difficult start to the season for him because if you think of Phil Coutinho, he has that bit of magic to make the key pass in the final third and combines with people ahead of him so well.
"Last year he had a [Luis] Suarez and a [Daniel] Sturridge to make those passes to and he could work well with their style.
"At the beginning of this season, he didn't have that. Probably until six or seven weeks ago, his ability to make that threaded pass through wasn't on because he didn't have that [energy and movement up front]."
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