Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised Takumi Minamino on the club’s official website.
Klopp has been impressed by the performances of Minamino since he moved to Liverpool from RB Salzburg in January 2020.
The German coach has said that the 25-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, has developed, and has added that he is going to involve him more.
Klopp told Liverpool’s official website about Minamino: “You come in, a new club and everybody thinks that you will score 20, 30, 40 goals and stuff like this.
“He is in a good shape – a really good shape – he developed, he got used to it. He was a good player when we signed him, obviously, but he got used to the intensity, the league, training, all this stuff.
“He made big steps. I know the last game he played was Crystal Palace and since then we didn’t win another [game], so we should think about involving him, obviously.”
Takumi Minamino Stats
Minamino has made two starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League for Liverpool so far this season, scoring one goal in the process, according to WhoScored.
The Japan international has also made two starts and two substitute appearances in the Champions League for the defending English champions so far this campaign, according to WhoScored.
During the second half of last season, Minamino made two starts and eight substitute appearances in the Premier League and played seven minutes in the Champions League, according to WhoScored.
Getting more minutes
Minamino is not guaranteed a place in the Liverpool starting lineup, but Klopp’s aforementioned comments suggest that he is going to get more playing time in the coming weeks and months.
If the Japan international gets his chance, then he has to make sure that he makes the most of it.
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