Liverpool boss Klopp assures Salah injury nothing to worry about

"It´s the ankle, the ankle he has struggled with since the Leicester game," said Klopp. Photo: Reuters Jurgen Klopp moved to allay fears over Mohamed Salah´s left ankle problem saying his departure five minutes before the end of Premier League leaders Liverpool´s 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur was a precautionary measure.The 27-year-old Egyptian star — who had missed the previous match with Manchester United due to the injury — scored the decisive goal to bring up his half century of goals at Anfield.Salah, who reached the landmark in 58 matches with only Roger Hunt getting there faster, has a few days to rest up before Saturday´s away game at Aston Villa as he was highly unlikely to feature in Wednesday´s League Cup clash with Arsenal."It´s the ankle, the ankle he has struggled with since the Leicester game," said Klopp.Read more:   Salah fires Liverpool to comeback win over Spurs"It´s good but the longer the game goes the muscles get a bit tired, stuff like this, (and) if you get a knock on it then you feel it more."It makes no sense to try to push it through because we had other players, still options to change, and that´s what we did. No, nothing serious."Klopp, whose side maintained their six point lead over champions Manchester City, said conceding an early goal to the team they beat in last season´s Champions League final had helped concentrate their minds.The charismatic German — who took Liverpool agonisingly close to their first Premier league title last term only to lose out to City by a point — was delighted in the manner in which his players had responded.Read more:  'I have been hurt by the results,' admits United boss Solskjaer"I am absolutely pleased, but to be honest, I expect it as well," added Klopp."An early goal is obviously not the best thing that can happen, but sometimes it makes one thing clear: game on."The counter-press was exceptional, it was kind of back. I loved that, that was really good."I told the boys at half-time; ´The only problem in this game so far is the result — apart from that, it´s good´."

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