"Mohamed Salah's back to 100%!" – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has announced the return of Mohamed Salah, stating that his star striker is back 100 percent'After a slow start to the 2018-19 season.

The 26-year-old was injured in the shoulder during the Champions League final against Real Madrid in May. Despite his inadequate form, he represented Egypt at the World Cup in Russia.

The former Rome player then teamed up with the Reds for the pre-season after a short break and debated at the start of the campaign by scoring three goals in his first 11 games.

However, the striker regained his form – scoring six goals in his last seven games – which allowed him to score 44 goals last weekend in all competitions, much to the delight of the German tactician.

"Since before the last international Pause it was completely obvious at each session. He clicked again. He's here, "Klopp told the club's website.

"The body is back to 100% – its physical things it can rely on. [It is] not on goals, but on overall performance.

"For the first time in his life it was clear that after scoring more than 40 goals, how can we handle that?

Will he still score 40 goals? You can not score 40 goals in the first three games and how can he be 100% convinced that he still scores 40 goals? Is it even important to score 40 goals again?

"Of course not.It's just a personal situation – are we talking about it or not?" "Is it okay?" He always tried everything.The only thing was that his body needed time to adapt. [He was] always a world-clbad player, always a threat in a game, but in scoring situations do not the same calm, freshness.

"Of all the teams, we had a longer season with Real Madrid. We both had a season two weeks longer than all the other teams.

"After this they all went to the World Cup. A very long world cup. Egypt came out a little earlier, but Mo played in a 94-95% World Cup because of the shoulder. He had no problem with the shoulder, it was not his pain, but being healthy does not mean that you are 100%.

"Then he had two to three weeks off. This is actually nothing. The first three weeks of a football player's vacation after such an intense season, you do not even feel at rest.

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"Then the pre-season starts again. It is therefore a time factor. Human beings need it. We do not give them time. The season begins: be ready. Even Mo Salah is a human being and he needed time.

"He was doing everything he could. If you have doubts easily, it could affect you, but not for a second, he doubted and me either. No one here doubted.