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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Maddock

Jurgen Klopp "happy" but may rest fatigued Mohamed Salah amid rotten goalscoring run

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed fears over Mo Salah ’s goal drought, by insisting the striker is still making a massive contribution to Liverpool ’s quadruple bid.

And the Reds boss added emphatically that while there are no new developments in talks over a new deal with the Egyptian forward, he is completely “happy” with the situation, which he believes is “all good”. Salah has produced 28 goals and 10 assists in 37 games this season, to top the English football scoring charts, but incredibly, he hasn’t scored from open play for the Reds since February.

By his standards, just a single penalty in his last eight appearances for Klopp’s side, is a worrying barren patch, but the manager said he does far more work than merely score goals. "He might not have scored from open play, but it's not too important," Klopp said. "For me, the performance level is important.

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