Dirk Kuyt was never the most prolific striker for Liverpool but he was one of the most hard-working players in the world.
The Dutch striker scored 71 goals in 285 appearances for Liverpool and was at Anfield for the 4-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.
That game saw Mohamed Salah score his 50th goal for the Reds in just 65 games. Kuyt was speaking to the Liverpool website where he was asked about the prolific nature of the forward.
“The partnership between Mane, Firmino and Mo makes the difference. Mo is very happy with Firmino, he is the type of striker who doesn’t live by goals – he lives by playing football, winning games and winning together. “
The former striker lauded the unselfishness of the players and lauded them for putting Salah in great positions.
Kuyt also spoke about the new centre-forward position that the Egyptian took on during the 4-0 win.
“On Wednesday I saw him for the first time playing in a different kind of role, more as a central striker, and again he did very well. It’s all because of that connection, especially with the players up front who know what to do and know in which kinds of positions they need to bring Salah.”
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The Dutchman further added that the Egyptian is enjoying his football here and is happy at the club. Salah now has six goals to his name in all competitions and looked like he was back to his best against the Serbians.
