Wednesday 28 November 2018

Liverpool’s Klopp backs Salah to deliver as Neymar and Mbappé return for PSG

• Klopp says Egyptian forward has ‘clicked again’ after injury
• Thomas Tuchel: both forwards fit and ‘will be in the line-up’

Jürgen Klopp was eulogising Kylian Mbappé, lauding the Paris Saint-Germain teenager’s potential to fill the world-class void that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo must ultimately leave, when he concluded, “He is not the only one.” The Liverpool manager had Mohamed Salah on his mind. The Egyptian has “clicked again”, according to Klopp. It falls on his team to follow suit on Wednesday at Parc des Princes.

The challenge of delivering brilliance consistently was set to Salah from the first whistle of this campaign following last season’s haul of 44 goals. Klopp maintains the onerous responsibility has never consumed the 26-year-old but his initial form, while producing a similar return in front of goal as 12 months ago, was restricted.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2RjWHTG

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