There is no big deal in Mohamed Salah coming up against
AS Roma in Tuesday's Uefa Champions League semi-final tie at Anfield, according
to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
The 25-year-old was signed from the Stadio
Olimpico outfit - after a successful two-year stint - for a then club record
fee, and has gone on to have an awe-inspiring debut campaign with the English
Premier League side, scoring 41 goals so far and bagging several individual
accolades, recently, the PFA Player of the Year award.
Klopp who joined the Reds from Borussia
Dortmund in 2015, faced his former employers in the quarter-final of the Europa
League the following year.
And with his star player set to line up against the team
he played for last season, the German insists that although it 'feels quite
special', it is a 'normal' practice in football.
"I think it’s pretty normal in football,
it happens constantly that players change clubs and managers change clubs,"
Klopp said during his pre-match briefing.
"I had it with Dortmund about two years
ago. It’s actually a normal game but, yes, it feels quite special because you
know much more about the other team than you usually know and you are more
interested in the other team than you usually are.
"I’m pretty sure Mo follows the whole
season of Roma; he had a fantastic time there, he became the player there which
we now have here. Big, big credit to all the staff and players at Roma because
they are all part of his development.
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