Harvey Elliott is just like any other Liverpool fan — he doesn’t want Mohamed Salah to leave. The Reds managed to hold back interest from Saudi Arabia during the summer, despite a monumental $186m (£150m/€174m) bid coming in from Al-Ittihad, but that is almost certainly not the end of the story. has already been earmarked as the Saudi Pro League’s biggest target. Given his record over the years and his links to the Arab world, it would certainly be a huge coup for the Gulf state if he were to make the move to the Middle East.
He’s among top five goal-scorers of all time, and this season he’s showing he’s just as important as a creative force.
Over the years though, Klopp has sought to add some more nous and creativity to the engine room.
Learning from Salah, then, might not necessarily point to Elliott replacing him outright.