Forever young Coutinho can’t wait to play with Mane and Wijnaldum

Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho says that he cannot wait to play alongside new signings Sadio Mané, signed from Southampton and Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle. Coutinho played alongside Mané in friendlies against Wigan and Huddersfield. Speaking on Liverpool’s tour of the US, the Brazilian told Liverpool.com, “I am looking forward to playing with them. They’re both […]
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2016-07-25 20:22:00

Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho says that he cannot wait to play alongside new signings Sadio Mané, signed from Southampton and Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle. Coutinho played alongside Mané in friendlies against Wigan and Huddersfield.

Speaking on Liverpool’s tour of the US, the Brazilian told Liverpool.com, "I am looking forward to playing with them. They’re both very good players and fast players, so maybe you can pass a long ball and they’ll arrive to it.

"But it’s not only them, the squad is very good and there are a lot of good players. I hope we can all do a good job together this year. There are a lot of players now and there is good competition in the squad, which helps you to get better and helps the team.

"It’s been very good playing with Sadio so far, but if anything he’s too fast! That’s good because you need this in your game. Everyone is very happy with him – he is a nice guy and very good player. [The new signings are] very good for Liverpool and the squad because there is good competition to play. Everybody wants to be involved and that’s good for the club."

Coutinho also insists that he still feels like a young player, despite his 145 appearances for the club since joining in January 2013, "I feel young! I always try to be myself, I don’t think I am an experienced player because I am always trying to learn from every player and every coach in the squad.

"The time has passed very quickly since I moved to Liverpool and I am very happy because this is a great club. Now we have some new players and let’s see what happens this season."

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