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Thierry Henry heaped praise on Joel Matip after the defender's late header sealed Liverpool's first win in the Champions League on Tuesday, as the Arsenal legend also hailed the Reds for not giving up in their search of a winner against Ajax.
Matip clinched the Reds' first points of their Champions League campaign has his 89th-minute header snatched a late win over Ajax.
France's all-time scorer described the 31-year-old Cameroonian as a 'guy that people don't talk a lot about,' on "CBS Sports' coverage of the Europe's elite competition.
Thierry Henry heaped praise on Joel Matip after the his late header sealed Liverpool's win
Center back Joel Matip rose above two Ajax defenders to head home an 89th minute winner
But Henry insisted that the defender deserved more credit and should be mentioned among his star teammates.
'And you're going to mention Van Dijk, and you're going to mention Salah or Mane back in the day or Firmino,' he said.
'But he always comes and does a job and he often scores important goals actually,' Henry added in his analysis of the Liverpool defender.
Henry insisted the defender deserved more credit for his contribution to Jurgen Klopp's side
However, former Reds defender Jamie Carragher, who was also commenting for CBS Sports, didn't necessarily agree with the Frenchman.
'Hmm I can't remember another one actually,' the former England center back said in response to Henry's analysis of Matip's goal contributions for Liverpool in his seventh season for the Reds.
'Have a look,' Henry sharply replied. 'Not always but when he scores, they're good. They're important. I think he score more than you already.'
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