Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is happy with Xherdan Shaqiri’s impact after the Reds No.23 had a positive contribution against Manchester United on Sunday.
Shaqiri was included in the Red’s line-up for the premier league match for the first time since December 2019, having been out with injuries several times in 2020.
The Red’s winger played just 76 minutes of the 0-0 draw with Manchester United at Anfield and impressed his manager with his positive contributions.
When asked about individual performances against Ole’s side, including the partnership of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho at the back and Shaqiri in midfield, Klopp told Media: “We used that [the centre-halves] really well.
“Against a team like United you have to play football, and really flexibly, because if you always play the obvious pass then they are there, defend it and counter-attack. And the boys did really well, I liked it a lot; a six and an eight in the centre-half position. That was just good.
“Shaq is in a really good shape. He maybe could have played a little bit longer but I was not sure, it’s just a long time not playing. But he was really good, especially the first half an hour Shaq was really there. That helped massively. I was really happy about that.
“A lot of really good individual performances. When you think about the last two games, especially this was a massive improvement and that’s important obviously. That was much more us, if not completely us, and so I’m fine with that. And now we keep going.”
