The win proved to be an important one, as Manchester City lost to Tottenham Hotspur a few hours later. The sequence of results mean the Reds trail the league leaders by only six points, and have a game in hand.
Diaz was the third goal scorer in Liverpool’s 3-1 comeback win against Norwich. It was also his first goal for the Reds, and the player’s performance impressed Klopp.
Speaking after the match, the manager said:
Klopp feels Diaz deserves to be a happy man after his goal, saying:
Liverpool boss hails Mohamed Salah for landmark strike, asks Luis Diaz to draw inspiration
After Sadio Mane levelled the scores for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah put the Reds ahead for the first time in the game.
Trapping a long ball from Alisson Becker, he rounded the Norwich goalkeeper outside the box before placing it nearly at the near post. It was his 150th goal for the club, and took Salah only 233 games to arrive at the landmark.
Klopp took the occasion to reminisce about Salah’s wonder strikes over the years, noting:
Continuing his praise of his Egyptian forward. Klopp also suggested Diaz to follow in Salah’s footsteps, saying:
Liverpool are next in action at home against Leeds United on Wednesday night before taking on Chelsea in the EFL Cup final on Sunday.
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