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Jurgen Klopp explains how Mohamed Salah has added to his game this season

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The Egyptian is providing more than just goals (Picture: Getty)

Jurgen Klopp says he has been impressed with how Mohamed Salah has adapted to playing a slightly different, slightly more creative role for Liverpool this season.

In addition to his 11 goals, the Egyptian already has five Premier League assists this season, most recently setting up Virgil van Dijk against Wolves on Friday night with a delicate cross.

Salah has frequently led the line this season, playing through the middle and dropping deep, and Klopp is delighted with his impact – especially now he is fully fit again.

Klopp has asked Salah to drop deep and link play more this season (Picture: Getty)

Its good. He had to adapt a bit to the slightly different position, said Klopp when asked if Salah has added more to his game.

Its not that much different, but it is different from time to time and we need him as link-up player as well so thats a very important part of our game.

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But he is still with his desire and with his speed, especially speed on the first few yards, hes just so impressive. A very important part of our finishing situation in general, how we prepare them, how we come in these situations.

So of course hes young enough to involve a lot more things in his style of play. Its not just speed, its not just finishing, its between the lines, theres a lot of things, its keeping the ball.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (centre) celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game with Virgil van Dijk (right) during the Premier League match at Molineux, Wolverhampton. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday December 21, 2018. See PA story SOCCER Wolves. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. — Salah scored and assisted on Friday and has now been involved in 16 goals (Getty)

But you need your body for that and that was the only problem. Mo had a little bit at the beginning of the season that part of his body was not perfect.

If you work in an office and your shoulder is not 100%, if its not your writing hand then it should be okay, but if youre a professional football player in this moment it just keeps 10% or 15% away. Makes you still a world-class player but we all knew we had to wait for the moment when everything is fine and thats already a few weeks ago so thats all good.