Jurgen Klopp Liverpool Boss backing Luis Diaz to takeup the role of departed star Sadio Mane as he maintains the Colombian ‘just needs one goal’

Jurgen Klopp is adamant Luis Diaz becomes a wealthy supply of dreams for Liverpool after struggling the maximum gruelling pre-season of his expert career.

Diaz couldn’t have made a greater high-quality affect for the duration of his first months in England.

His performances, after the £37.5million pass from Porto, had been one of the major motives Liverpool gained each home cups and reached the Champions League final.

The Colombia ahead scored six instances after making his debut in January however there has been constantly a sense that his go back can be even higher if he had a bit bit greater composure withinside the penalty area.

He had scored sixteen goals for Porto withinside the first 1/2 of of the season earlier than being sold. Comparisons are being drawn with how matters had been for Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah after they arrived at Anfield.

They have become notable goalscorers in preference to simply scorers of notable goals in a crew that changed into built to get the nice out of them.

Klopp, whose side host Crystal Palace on Monday evening, is aware of there can be a duration whilst matters do not pass easily for Diaz, as he maintains to adjust, however believes the paintings that went on at Liverpool’s Austrian pre-season camp will endure fruit ultimately for the 25-year-old.

‘He advanced virtually with know-how of what we’re doing however that then ends in bizarre conditions as well,’ stated Klopp.

‘We need to be flexible at the wings and meaning he needs to be barely greater internal however you then definately understand it is top for him if he remains longer at the outside.

‘We should get used to that — and a good way to help — however, unfortunately, a studying procedure in no way takes place overnight.

‘The subsequent factor is it is his first pre-season with us and all of them — I’m now no longer positive if go through is the proper word — however all of them experience it.

‘He will gain from a complete pre-season due to the fact he changed into now no longer on international duty. He commenced on the first day with us and participated in all of the periods and this is the maximum essential factor.

Could Diaz come to be as prolific as Luis Suarez?

‘He has the pleasant and ability and if we will placed the miles in his legs at some stage in pre-season a good way to assist in the long term.

‘He simply desires one intention after which we are able to pass from there.’

With higher luck, Diaz should have already been up and walking for the season — he hit the post at Fulham and noticed every other strive dominated out for offside — and it is inevitable there could be comparisons in how he plays in the position that Mane, who’s now at Bayern Munich, made his own.

Klopp is aware a good way to be the case however illustrated why Diaz should have no worries approximately locating a scoring contact due to the fact the device that enabled Mane and Salah to thrive remains.

‘It’s the manner we carry the men in the situation,’ he said. ‘It’s the manner we play, how we role the players, how we guard the players, wherein we win the ball back and the way the lads can use their pace in those moments.

‘They could be in a variety of goalscoring conditions and that then makes you the player we remember.

‘Sadio scored 3 against us for Southampton however it isn’t always that he scored each week. Consistency got here with confidence, with the team-pals and with the shape of our game. That is what we’re running on (with Luis)