Jurgen Klopp reveals the reaction of his Liverpool team after Naby Keita scores his first league goal for the club

Jurgen Klopp revealed that his Liverpool team had given Naby Keita several "cuddles" in the locker room after Guinean scored his first Premier League goal for the club in Southampton's 3-1 win at Southampton.

The midfielder struggled to regain the form of the previous club, the RB Leipzig, this season, performances that encouraged the Reds to shed £ 53m for 24 years of last summer.

However, Keita finally scored her first Premier League 23rd attempt for the club, scoring the first of three goals for his team Friday night. Speaking after the match (via the Express), Klopp was asked about the moderate festivities of his team during the equalizer, which he was not sure about, but insisted that the atmosphere was very different in the dressing rooms after the match.

"I do not know exactly why (they did not celebrate it), it's nothing to do with Naby," Klopp said.

"They were really happy for him in the locker room, he had several hugs!"

With Manchester City in the FA Cup this weekend, this victory temporarily raised Liverpool to the top of the league, two points ahead of its closest rivals, although they played an extra match. Keita's performance was another highlight at a successful evening for Klopp's men, and the German was delighted to see his summer signing dissipate in the league.

"It was a fantastic moment," he added.

"Naby had two difficult situations where he lost two balls early, but he was in the game and helped us so much in the second half. He was there for the small pbades, the closing of the good spaces, the pbadage in the good spaces, it was really good. The goal helped him for sure. "