Liverpool sold Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich just over a year ago - and one of their former coaches has now spoken about his behaviour behind the scenes on Merseyside

Ruben Peeters has recalled how important Luis Diaz's behaviour behind-the-scenes was to Liverpool during their Premier League title-winning season under Arne Slot. The club's former lead physical performance coach spent two seasons on their coaching staff before departing this summer.

Diaz spent barely 12 months under Peeters but left a positive impression on the Belgian, who previously worked at Genk and then Feyenoord with Slot. The winger played in all but two Premier League matches for Liverpool that season, scoring 13 goals and assisting another five.

However, he also impressed off the pitch, too. Peeters now recalls him being "incredible".

Speaking about how he introduced games and competitions into warm-down sessions that took place the day after matches, Peeters has told The Athletic: "Ibou Konate, Robbo (Andy Robertson) and Luis Diaz were great at relieving stress and bringing fun and enthusiasm.

"Diaz was incredible. His South American dancing! Although his English was not great, he was always in a good mood and eager to win games or the competitions we ran in training, so it was great to have him in the group.

"Virgil (Van Dijk), Mo (Salah), and Macca (Alexis Mac Allister) were already at a very good level of professionalism, so they helped me with requests to the other guys."

Jurgen Klopp, while still Liverpool manager, spoke about how quickly Diaz settled in during the winger's first week at the club despite not speaking English. The German said: "Thiago, Bobby (Firmino), Ali(sson), Adrian have all helped him.

"He's also really close to Curtis Jones and Harvey (Elliott); I have no idea how they talk. On an emotional basis, they are like this [locks fingers], and they were after a week, and it's really strange."

Diaz also spoke glowingly about his former team-mates after leaving. A post on his Instagram account read in part: "Three-years-and-a-half that I'll treasure forever. I arrived with all the dreams in the world, and I am leaving proud of everything we achieved together.

"I have met incredible people, fabulous colleagues, coaches who helped me a lot and extraordinary fans. Liverpool is, indeed, a special team, and I will keep everyone in my heart.

"The cycle ends here, and it is so gratifying to look back and realise how happy we were. Not only because of the trophies we won, but for the union and friendship that made it all possible.

"There were ups and downs, as there always are, but there was always truth. As it should be in a family. It's good to be leaving with the feeling of a duty fulfilled, and, most of all, to be leaving a champion."