It wasn’t too hard to notice that Mo Salah looked quite useful for Liverpool against Rangers, as he managed to break two scoring records in a six-minute goalscoring spree in Glasgow and Jurgen Klopp was asked about his position within the squad.
Speaking to the media ahead of our clash with Manchester City, the manager discussed the possibilities of deploying the Egyptian king from midfield, once again this weekend following his performance there at Ibrox.
The 55-year-old said: “He can play the position, there’s no doubt about that, but he can also play a wider position. In the moments in which he finished off the situations he was more central, that makes sense, but it was still his space, especially for two goals.
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“I don’t think it had much to do with the position, there were situations where we had possession where Mo would move to the right side, to his right flank, and that’s completely normal.”
With this new formation and tactic of playing with four strikers from the start of the game, our number 11 is easily capable of playing well in various positions within the starting line-up.
We all know the 30-year-old spends most of his time on the right flank for the Reds, but perhaps given his quick trio of goals on the week and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s injury, we may see a change in tact. the player and the boss.
Now that he has scored more goals for a single English club in Europe than any other, taking up the mantle held jointly by Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero, there is no doubt that the former Roma man will go into the Anfield game with renewed confidence ahead of him. to the goal .
Last year, in this same match, our great shooter had a memorable moment, dancing around Pep Guardiola’s defense and let’s hope he can repeat this feat.
Whether outside or in the middle, it will not be easy to prevent the Egyptian from shining again in this great game.
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