Take a step to one side, Mo! Jurgen Klopp confirms James Milner is still Liverpool’s 1st penalty catcher … despite Salah getting six off the spot this season
- Mohamed Salah has already won six penalties for Liverpool so far this season
- As James Milner returns from injury, Jurgen Klopp said he is still the No1 choice
- Klopp is confident Salah will remain despite comments in the media last week
- Premier League leaders will host West Brom at Anfield on Sunday afternoon
James Milner is close to returning from an injury that is causing Mo Salah a potential problem as he runs the Golden Boot for the Premier League top scorer.
Milner is Liverpool’s named penalty shooter and the Egyptian has scored six times from the spot without him this season.
‘James Milner is our No. 1 penalty shooter but when he’s not playing it’s Mo,’ Klopp confirmed.
Jurgen Klopp confirmed James Milner remains the No. 1 penalty shooter over Mohamed Salah
The Liverpool boss said Milner can decide who catches spots when he is on the pitch
‘But when Milly is on the pitch he can make a decision. I can imagine at least once he was on the field and he gave Mo.
‘For me, it only matters that the ball is in the back of the player no matter which player from my team took it. Milly gave us and Mo a good number of pens too. ‘
Salah has been linked with a move to LaLiga following comments in the Spanish media but Klopp has expressed confidence that the star player will remain.
Today’s game marks Anfield’s last game in 2020 – the year Liverpool ended their notorious thirst.
Their happiness has come at a time of wider crisis however because of the pandemic and Klopp acknowledged: ‘I will never be before in my life at midnight on New Year’s Eve when I wish 2021 better than 2020. ‘