Jurgen Klopp praised winger Diogo Jota’s performance after the Reds beat Wolves in the Premier League tonight.
Jota played 76 minutes against his former team tonight, setting up Virgil van Dijk for his team’s first goal, his first involvement in a goal since 9 October when he netted an assist in a 3-2 loss to Arsenal.
The Portuguese is gradually returning to full fitness following a calf injury that kept him sidelined from mid-October to early February and Klopp said he was proud of the winger’s performance in an interview with BBC Sport (via RousingtheKop). after tonight’s game.
“In general we did well defensively tonight, Diogo in the 10th was very important, the midfield was united, defensively we had a high line and we won decisive challenges.”
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There were still a few instances tonight where you could tell Jota was still not back to his best, but his assist and the praise he received from his manager after the match will go a long way to restoring the confidence we know he has when he it is fully firing.
