Liverpool have just given Jurgen Klopp the answer to a question he can't stand
If Jurgen Klopp was getting sick of the question of just how he intends to replace Mohamed Salah, then the Liverpool manager found his antidote at Bournemouth.
In the first Premier League game without their 18-goal top scorer since he was dispatched to the Africa Cup of Nations for Egypt - where he has promptly picked up a muscle injury - the Reds made light of Salah's absence as they extended their lead at the top of the table to five points.
The Egyptian King may remain just that but his supporting cast are more than background artists to the Salah Show at Anfield. Two strikes from a rejuvenated Diogo Jota, either side of a couple of deft finishes from Darwin Nunez, disguised Klopp's inability to field not only his sharpest marksman in Salah but also a slew of other first-team stars too.
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No Szoboszlai, no Robertson and no Alexander-Arnold. No Endo, Matip or Thiago, either. Ultimately though, no problem. Liverpool were well worth their 4-0 win on the south coast and the feeling that something is really starting to stir is inescapable to those who follow this club's fortunes closely.
Curtis Jones might be the latest one on in the injured list after he was withdrawn for Bobby Clark in the second half holding the back of his leg but the anxious fretting can wait until later this week when the pursuit of silverware veers towards the Carabao Cup, where Fulham await for the second leg of that semi-final tie. Liverpool can ill afford to be without any more key men right now but this wasn't the game to bemoan the lengthy list of absentees.
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