Juergen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, heaped praise on Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian striker’s game-winning goal against Brentford on Saturday established a number of milestones and kept the Reds in contention for a spot in the Champions League the following season.
With his goal in the thirteenth minute from close range, Mohamed Salah scored for the ninth consecutive home game in a row, bringing his total for the season to 30 goals and giving him a century of goals at Liverpool’s historic stadium since he joined the club in 2017 from Italian Serie A side AS Roma.
Klopp told Sky Sports following Liverpool’s 1-0 victory in the Premier League that Mane is “always, very, very often involved in the goals.” “I think as an offensive player, you need to have this desire to score goals,” Klopp said. “But a lot of people forget how many goals he sets up, so he’s just always, very, very often involved in the goals.”
“A lot of other players don’t appreciate people enough when they are still playing, and for us, it’s clear that he’s an all-time great,” he continued. “A lot of other players don’t appreciate people enough when they are still playing.”
The team managed by Jurgen Klopp is now in fifth place in the standings and has a remote possibility of qualifying for the Champions League the following year. However, they must maintain their winning streak in the event that one of the teams ahead of them has a setback.
“It’s probably a little bit more exciting than a few teams wanted for us,” he remarked as the season is getting closer to its conclusion. “It’s good that we could get into that region of the table again, but we have to make sure that we keep the teams behind us… nothing is decided,” he said.
We still have three games left, and then we will finally have a rest that is a little bit longer, which will be really good. “You could see that today – Brentford had a full week in between their games, whereas we played three days ago,” Klopp remarked. “You could see that today.”
“It’s a massive difference, especially in the later stages of the game, (but) the boys got through it, and I’m really happy about it,” said the coach. “It’s a massive difference.”