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Klopp says Salah 'under-appreciated' as Liverpool boss compares Egyptian to Lewandowski

Oct 19, 2021
The star man scored 30 points this season at Manchester United on Thursday, and his third Premier League Golden Boot appeared in his vision.
Jurgen Klopp believes that Mohamed Salah is still “underrated”, having previously compared the development of the Liverpool star with Robert Lewandowski Compare.

Salah scored in a 4-2 victory over Manchester United on Thursday night, raising the number of goals this season to 30.

Since the transfer to Anfield, the Egyptian has scored 124 goals in 200 games. There are 21 games in the Premier League. He is expected to win the third Golden Boot in four years.

What did you say
At a press conference on Friday, Klopp was asked about Salah to preview Liverpool’s weekend trip to West Brom.

Some people suggested that he omitted from the "team of the season" of many respected experts, which shows that there are still some media that do not fully recognize the outstanding performance of the 28-year-old player. 

"Yes, of course." Klopp said. "But a team has 11 players. I don't know what they did or who did it, but they have to choose a team. This is a strong league.

"Mo has another excellent season. If we can play a more stable level, then his numbers will be different and even better!

"Is he underestimated sometimes? It may be, but this is not what I want to change. Other people make decisions about it. I have no influence. I'm not sure if this is the most important thing.

"Did he deserve it? Yes, but I don't know who is on the team, so I can't say too much about it."

How about Lewandowski's comparison?
Earlier, someone asked Klopp where Salah ranks among his greatest agent signings of all time.

He replied: "Top-absolutely top.

"But it has nothing to do with signing. You can sign a player, but all of us are responsible, so obviously players and coaches have to do this too.

"Let me put it this way: Two players, Robert Lewandowski, I signed for a different amount a few years ago-well, not a few years ago, but it feels like-he never The level has made incredible progress, but incredible development.

"With Mo, it's a huge improvement [from time to time] from someone who scores from time to time and is a very good football player to this kind of shooting machine.

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Klopp cheers for "outstanding" role model Salah
"He is an excellent signer, but what is certain is the way he develops, the way he treats himself, competition preparation, training preparation, training attitude and all these things, which is very good.

"This is a real role model, and he definitely deserves all of this."

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