The Reds assistant says the Portuguese has adjusted to Jurgen Klopp’s system perfectly since his move from Wolves
Diogo Jota’s “intuition in the box is so difficult to coach”, according to Pep Lijnders, who thinks the Liverpool star is “on the same technical level” as Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
Jota has had an immediate impact at Anfield since joining the club from Wolves for £41 million ($57m) in the summer transfer window, scoring goals for fun despite the Reds’ patchy form in 2020-21.
The Portuguese has added even greater depth to Liverpool’s all-star attacking ranks, with assistant manager Lijnders left in awe over how quickly he has adapted to Jurgen Klopp’s system.