Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino has claimed that his mental strength can match the Premier League's biggest defenders, and that being "skinny" is no problem.

The Brazil international is 5'9" and weighs around 76kg, but appears to have adjusted well to the physicality of English football after moving from Hoffenheim in 2015.

"There is no fear at all," he told Sky Sports News. "Sometimes people see you as skinny and then they think 'he is not a strong player', but what matters is what you feel and what you do inside the pitch.

"No matter how skinny you are, the important thing is how you think psychologically. If you think you are strong, you are really strong, and I class myself as a strong player. I'm not intimidated by powerful defenders.

"Maybe when you are younger, playing against huge centre-backs might cause some fear to you, but when you are an older player there is no more fear. You simply play as best you can and go about your work."

Liverpool can reduce the gap to league leaders Chelsea to six points with victory at Everton on Monday.