Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has heaped praise on Arsenal football chief Edu over their swoop for Gabriel Martinelli.

Klopp is clearly an admirer of the 18-year-old, who cost just £6million in a move from Brazilian minnows Ituano.

He told Esporte Interativo: "It was not in this game only. I watch a lot of football, so I saw the Europa League games of Arsenal.

"He's 18 years old, right? So our scouting department is all over the world and stuff like this, but I think Edu gets all the credit for that signing – he came from… wherever.

"He's really unbelievable. So young, looks so mature already, is a proper threat. Yeah, he looks like a really decent player.

"But I didn't want to put any backpack [pressure] on his back with this thing [his earlier remarks] but I just really like good football players and obviously he's a very good one."