London Sep 22 (IANS) Liverpool s German coach Jurgen Klopp has backed his Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah whose form was questioned by some fans.
After a record-breaking season Salah has failed to score since notching the Reds winner against Brighton & Hove Albion on August 25 and was partially responsible for Paris Saint Germain s second goal in their UEFA Champions League clash reports Efe news.
"It s so important in these games especially so that says everything about him that he is really ready to work for the team in these moments and it s a completely normal situation for an offensive player that you have times when you don t score. But he is still a threat " Klopp said at a press conference on the eve of Saturday s Premier League match against Southampton.
Klopp set for his 600th match as a coach also said that the Reds Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino was ready to play but Klopp did not give a clue about his starting lineup.
Firmino sustained an injury as he was poked in the eye by Jan Vertonghen during the Reds 2-1 Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Having been left out of the starting lineup Firmino was inserted as a substitute and scored the winner against PSG.
Due to the injury Firmino has been training wearing protective glasses similar to the ones retired Dutch player Edgar Davids used to wear.

--IANS kk/bg