Liverpool 5-0 Huddersfield: Reds profiting from Naby Keita patience – Klopp

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool are reaping the benefits of demonstrating patience with Naby Keita.

Much was expected of this Guinea midfielder after transfer from RB Leipzig for a documented #53 million ($68.5m) before this 2018-19 season.

Keita fought to hit the floor running at the Premier League and originally found himself out of the Reds’ starting XI.

But, the 24-year old has begun to reveal what he’s capable of in recent matches to the name hopefuls and took only 15 minutes to start the scoring in Friday’s 5-0 hammering of relegated Huddersfield Town.

This has been his third goal in five outings in all competitions and Liverpool boss Klopp states Keita only needed time to demonstrate his true qualities.

“Individuals anticipate should you pay money for a player which you stumble in and out of the very first day you reveal everything you can do,” Klopp said. 

“That might be fine if it is always that simple. It is not. Naby desired time, we gave him the time and he is there. 

“It was for certain his very best game, in a great deal of departments. He was composed in the ideal moment, really, very positive-aggressive at the ideal minutes, winning balls, blocking balls, closing openings, departure balls, being secure with the ball, turning and producing that instant. 

“It was a brilliant game”

Liverpool are very top of their league with 2 matches staying, but opponents Manchester City will come back to the summit should they beat Burnley on Sunday.

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If the Reds win their final two matches of this effort they will only spend the name if winners City fall points on their particular run-in.

There’s the risk that Klopp’s negative will end second despite attaining an almost unprecedented 97 league points along also 30 wins – a feat achieved only twice before in the Premier League age (Chelsea in 2016/17 and Town in 2017/18).

Liverpool confront Newcastle and Wolves in their final two excursions, and have a two-legged Champions League semi-final against Barcelona to browse.