Liverpool fans on Twitter have been responding to recently posted footage of Reds midfielder Naby Keita.
This comes after Reds journalist Dave O’Connell shared a post on his official Twitter page that contained the footage, originally posted by @TkMino18 from a recent training match the Reds took part in at Anfield earlier this week.
The footage shows Keita attempting a through-ball to Divock Origi, but when the Belgian didn’t chase the ball as he would have been offside, Keita himself then made a charging run towards the ball.
The midfielder then managed to get back on the ball in the penalty box before making his way past Trent Alexander-Arnold with a nice piece of skill.
Finally, Keita pulled the ball back to Curtis Jones in the box but was then denied a goal by goalkeeper Adrian.
O’Connell captioned his post highlighting Keita’s “nice footwork” before labelling the move from the midfielder as “impressive.”
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Liverpool fans who were quick to share their thoughts on Keita and this latest footage.
Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans responding to the post:
https://twitter.com/DaveOCKOP/status/1267806708065239040
Wow Keita. That was Leipzig Keita!
— Steven O’Connor (@stevie80con) June 2, 2020
The 25-year-old, who is currently valued at £30.15 million according to Transfermarkt, first signed to the Merseyside club back in 2018 from German club RB Leipzig.
Old Naby back
— jake (@jaketay88907204) June 2, 2020
Should Naby Keita be a regular starter for Liverpool?
Yes
No
Since then, the midfielder has gone on to make 51 appearances for the Reds in which he has managed to score six goals and provide just two assists along the way, with numerous injuries disrupting his time at the Merseyside club.
Beautiful dodger from Keita … but also. Adrien saved the most beautiful.???
— Leila. (@Leila559100601) June 2, 2020
Naby lad
— jordan (@JordanSnr) June 2, 2020
Now that this latest footage of Keita has been doing the rounds on Twitter, it sparked a big reaction from lots of overjoyed Reds fans.
Some Liverpool fans saw this footage and decided to share their thoughts on Keita and what this means for him going forward, not just in the remainder of this current season but also the season after that.
Naby lad will benefit the most from this break and lower expectations with no fans in the stadium. Expecting him to play a big part going forwards.
— Amrit Hundal (@Amrit_Hundal) June 2, 2020
Desperately want him to prove me and the other doubters wrong. Keep fit and we got a quality midfielder.
— RamboA12 (@RizAhmed98) June 2, 2020
It’s a great bit of play from Keita, not only to win the ball back from his original pass to Origi, but also to manoeuvre his way past Alexander-Arnold and pull off a pass to Jones in the box.
In the end, it was an excellent save from Adrian that denied Jones the goal after Keita’s hard work.
The response to this post from this group of Liverpool fans just goes to show how impressed with Keita they are after seeing this footage and how hopeful they are that he can continue his form going forward.