No one knew him and now Anfield loves him, Liverpool's best reinforcement this season is not Macca or Szobo

Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo explained why he wears a mouthguard during the Premier League team's matches, an unorthodox answer to the well-known clinical remedy. "When I was in Germany I met a Japanese dentist, he told me that putting the guard on makes a difference to performance," the footballer explained for Sky Sports. Fans noticed the peculiarity in the mouth of Wataru Endo, who arrived (30 years old) from Stuttgart for £12 million, a reinforcement to shore up Jürgen Klopp's midfield.

"Now I just wear it to protect my teeth and I also look like a fighter; so, when I go on the pitch, I just put the protector on and it's like game mode." On the sporting front, Wataru Endo is proving to be an important element for the moments when legs are needed; Jürgen Klopp even spoke about it: "We see him every day in training and he is one of the hardest working people I have ever met; it was always clear that he would be good. Obviously I'm happy for him, that the public could see him, because that's very useful in our work."

On Matchday 18 of the Premier League, Arsenal held their own against Liverpool's onslaught, especially in the second half when they had the victory in their hands with two shots against the posts, and left Anfield with a point (1-1), enough to maintain their dominance in English soccer. Gabriel Magalhaes (29′) and Mohamed Salah (29′) were the scorers of a vibrant encounter, where Mikel Arteta and Jürgen Klopp showed why they are among the TOP coaches in England.

<strong>Klopp on Wataru Endo</strong>

“We don't give people time anymore, internally yes, but because we talk every three days, but it seems like after four weeks when is it going to click? He's one of the hardest working people I've ever met.”