Jurgen Klopp surprised by Mo Salah’s fantastic form

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he didn’t imagine that Mohamed Salah would be such a deadly striker for his side. The Egyptian scored four goals against Watfordwhich made him the most prolific Anfield striker ever in a debut season. “He played more on the wing in Rome for example where he had a very dominant striker in Edin Dzeko,” said Klopp. “Nobody could know (that he could play as a striker). We learnt it step by step. We didn’t know exactly that he’s (capable) of playing in the centre. He’s had games. It’s normal when you’re 1-0 up and you leave him in the centre with the counter-attack. “We will not treat him like, ‘You don’t have to train, Mo – just come on Saturday for the game and we’ll see you there at Anfield or whatever’. “He doesn’t want that. He’s exactly in the moment of his career but he knows there is a lot for him to come. He wants to learn and he wants to improve. “When did we realise he could play in the centre? It was early. Without consistency we couldn’t know but in the pre-season we knew,” Klopp added.  

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