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Salah's 'professionalism second to none' – Liverpool’s Klopp compares Egyptian to Lewandowski

The Reds manager believes the 29-year-old Egyptian star is as good as the Poland international when it comes to goals

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has described striker Mohamed Salah as a “goal machine” and places him on par with Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski.

The 29-year-old Egyptian international joined the Reds in 2016 from Italian giants AS Roma, and he has so far scored 130 goals for Liverpool in all competitions.

Against Leeds United, he scored his 100th goal in the Premier League and he is chasing to break the record of African players to have scored in the top-flight set by Didier Drogba, who managed 104 goals while playing for Chelsea.