(Reuters) – Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp praised Diogo Jota after he scored twice in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Southampton, describing the Portugal ahead because the “good signing”.
Jota scored the quickest Premier League objective this season when he discovered the web https://www.reuters.com/life-style/sports activities/jota-double-sets-up-liverpool-rout-southampton-2021-11-27 after 97 seconds and added one other within the first half as Liverpool moved as much as second place within the Premier League standings.
The 24-year-old has scored 21 targets in 46 appearances for Liverpool since becoming a member of them from fellow Premier League membership Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2020.
“Diogo, distinctive participant, distinctive boy,” Klopp informed reporters on Saturday. “It was for us… an ideal signing as a result of he has all the things {that a} Liverpool participant on this squad wants.
“He has the technical abilities, the bodily abilities, and he’s very sensible and might be taught all of the tactical stuff fairly fast.”
The versatile Jota was out for 3 months final season as a consequence of a knee harm however has nonetheless impressed Klopp along with his efficiency thus far.
“He has the velocity, the will to complete conditions off actually good,” Klopp mentioned. “I feel his goal-scoring report is fairly spectacular if I am proper.
“Sadly, he had an enormous harm final yr and that’s then by no means useful. However he’s again, thank God, and matches rather well on this crew. I am actually comfortable for him.”
Liverpool subsequent play away to Merseyside rivals Everton on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Modifying by William Mallard)
