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Step aside, Mo! Jurgen Klopp confirms that James Milner remains Liverpool’s number one penalty taker … despite Salah scoring six goals from the spot this season
- Mohamed Salah has already scored six penalties for Liverpool so far this season
- When James Milner returns from injury, Jurgen Klopp said he’s still the number one option
- Klopp is confident that Salah will stick around despite comments in the media last week.
- Premier League leaders host West Brom at Anfield on Sunday afternoon
James Milner is close to coming back from injury, leaving Mo Salah with a potential problem as he chases the Golden Boot for the Premier League’s top scorer.
Milner is Liverpool’s designated penalty taker and the Egyptian has scored six goals from the penalty spot in his absence this season.
“James Milner is our top penalty taker, but when he’s not playing he’s Mo,” Klopp confirmed.
Jurgen Klopp confirmed that James Milner is still the top penalty taker over Mohamed Salah
The Liverpool manager said Milner can decide who shoots from the spot when he’s on the field.
But when Milly is on the field, he can decide. I can think of at least one time he was on the field and gave it to Mo.
‘For me, it is only important that the ball is in the back of the net, whoever the player on my team has taken it. Milly gave us an impressive amount of pens and Mo did too.
Salah has been linked to a LaLiga signing following comments in Spanish media, but Klopp has expressed confidence that his star player will stay.
Today’s game marks the last game at Anfield in 2020, the year Liverpool ended its famous title drought.
However, his joy has come at a time of broader crisis due to the pandemic and Klopp acknowledged: “ Never before in my life at midnight on New Year’s Eve will I be so serious when I wish you all a better 2021 than 2020 ”.
