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Ex-Liverpool midfielder Murphy: Everything looks so effortless for Diaz

Liverpool hero Danny Murphy is amazed by how Luis Diaz has settled at Anfield.

Since his arrival from Porto at the end of the January window, Diaz has slotted into the Liverpool side and has given the Reds a huge boost as they go on the hunt for a historic quadruple.

“It's so effortless for him, isn't it?" said Murphy on Match of the Day during Liverpool's FA Cup semifinal defeat of Manchester City.

“He plays free from fear. Physically capable and quick. Both ways. He's more than willing to work. Also, run in behind when they have got the ball. Also helping (Andrew) Robertson out when (Raheem) Sterling went past him. It's exactly what (Jurgen) Klopp wants from his wide men.

“But to walk into a club like Liverpool and just be able to have the self-belief, also mid-season. To play with the type of players he is playing with, the best in Europe, he's not been intimidated at all."

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