I Feel 'Highly Motivated' This Season - Liverpool Forward Luis Diaz

Liverpool forward Luis Diaz is looking forward to a successful campaign after being hampered by injuries last season.

The 26-year-old, who moved to Anfield in January 2022 was sidelined for several months due to a knee injury he picked up during the Reds’ 3-2 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

He featured in 21 games and made eight goal contributions across all competitions last term. Diaz kicked off the new season with a goal against Chelsea in the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge last weekend.

“I’ve always been the sort of player who loves playing football. That’s what makes me happy and it’s very satisfying when you hear people within the game, and fans as well, really like my style,” the Columbia forward told Liverpoolfc.com.

“I do try to entertain and it’s also clear that I’m always very, very happy on the field as well. It’s something that I’ve always enjoyed doing and they’re the sort of qualities that I try to emphasise when I’m out on the field, expressing myself.

Diaz added: “I think it’s always really, really important to be able to contribute to the team. Right now I feel 100 per cent in myself, I feel really, really good. I feel highly motivated and relaxed and calm at the same time, so that’s good.

“I think when you do have adverse times, like you’ve referred to there, you do appreciate the good times a lot more. It teaches you to know that you’re never really sure what’s around the corner and what might happen next, so you have to enjoy every day as it happens and get the most out of it.

“You really appreciate the fact that you feel 100 per cent and you feel well in yourself. It was all about working really hard during those difficult times and training hard just to make sure that I could come back 100 per cent and start contributing again.”

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ByJoseph Agbobli