An artist at work: Thiago paints another masterpiece Thiago needs to look at himself after this performance. His passing accuracy percentage dropped from 98 per cent against Everton to a miserly 96 per cent in this Champions League semi-final. Standards are slipping. Putting the cheap sarcasm to the side for a moment, it’s an absolute joy to watch the Liverpool artist paint his strokes on the Anfield canvas. Ridiculous passing accuracy stats can sometimes overhype a player’s performance, especially five-yard sideways passing merchants. Thiago is a 50-yard pass merchant. Yes, he can play the short one but he takes on the dangerous pass time and time again. Some of his switches of play in this game were superb. Make no mistake, Liverpool were superior throughout against Villarreal. But it did not feel like a coincidence that the opening goal of the game came after a trademark drop of the shoulder from their brilliant midfielder. Thiago eluded his marker, quickening the attack. The go...