Mohamed Salah has a massive desire for scoring goals – Reds boss Jurgen Klopp

Mohamed Salah’s newest Liverpool milestone got here as no shock to Jurgen Klopp following the striker’s sensational double at West Ham.

Studies of Liverpool’s demise seem like exaggerated after back-to-back wins at Tottenham and the Hammers lifted them to 3rd.

Salah’s beautiful second-half targets – a curling lob over Lukasz Fabianski and a surprising end to a lightning counter-attack – have been his first in seven matches and made him the primary participant since Ian Rush to attain 20 or extra in 4 consecutive seasons for the Reds.

Anfield boss Klopp stated: “I’m not stunned. I work each day along with him and he won’t ever cease having an enormous need for scoring targets. For certain not.

“He’s a world-class participant, there is no such thing as a doubt about that. I stated in the previous couple of weeks once we didn’t rating that many, the one factor you are able to do is try to try to strive once more. It’s important to make good choices, or higher choices.

“The primary purpose was a correct sensible purpose and in the previous couple of weeks he most likely would have tried to shoot by way of the legs or no matter, however that was actually protecting the overview and chipping the ball into the far nook. A top-class purpose.”

Georginio Wijnaldum added a 3rd for the champions earlier than Craig Dawson’s late comfort. A 3-1 defeat introduced West Ham’s six-match profitable run to a halt.

They continue to be fifth, however supervisor David Moyes stated: “I believe there are three or 4 groups who’re higher than all the remainder, I believe that’s fairly an apparent factor to say, and Liverpool are in that class.

“We aren’t placing ourselves in that class. I’ve been within the job a yr now and we have now been making an attempt to make progress and regular strides, I don’t suppose we have been ever actually competing towards Liverpool.

“We now have acquired ourselves in a very sturdy place however we have now an extended method to go. However it’s time as nicely that you simply want.

“You possibly can’t make these items occur and compete towards the most effective groups within the league instantly, it wants a construct and stability and an concept of the place we’re going to go sooner or later.”