Roberto Firmino has had to play a bit-part role for Brazil at the World Cup, much to the dislike of Liverpool fans.

The 26-year-old was a key player in the Reds' season as he formed part of a scintillating attack alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

In total, Firmino scored 26 goals in all competitions, including 15 in the Premier League to help Liverpool finish fourth, and 10 in the Champions League to push them to the final, which they lost to Real Madrid 3-1 in Kiev.

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Despite the forward's fantastic campaign in front of goal, Brazil coach Tite has opted to select Gabriel Jesus in all four of the nation's matches so far.

Firmino has only played 37 minutes of competitive action in Russia across three fixtures after coming on as a substitute.

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The Liverpool star opened his scoring account on Monday after Neymar slid the ball across for his teammate to knock into an open goal, which signalled a 2-0 victory over Mexico in the last-16 stage.

Somewhat bizarrely, a handful of Brazil's players ran to Neymar first instead of the goalscorer.

Some Liverpool fans took note of this and criticised the Paris Saint-Germain star on Twitter.