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Liverpool Echo
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Josh Williams

Mohamed Salah Liverpool contract stand-off highlights Jurgen Klopp hidden squad dilemma

Liverpool are one of the most one-footed teams in the Premier League at the moment. Jurgen Klopp and his recruitment department have constructed a squad full of elite players over the years, but the large majority of them favour their right foot.

In fact, Southampton and Chelsea are the only two sides in England's top-flight who are more one-footed than the Reds based on their passes this season. Across Europe's top five leagues, Liverpool placed 89th from a possible 98 teams for two-footedness.

The extent to which two-footedness matters is up for debate, but certain roles within Klopp's go-to system demand specific preferences. The wide areas of his established 4-3-3 are particularly subject to whether a player favours his right or his left foot.

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