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Jurgen Klopp has helped turn Mohamed Salah into one of the world's best players at Liverpool, according to ex-Egypt star Mido.

Salah was brought to Anfield from Roma for £36.9million in the summer of 2017 and enjoyed an incredible debut season with the Reds as he netted 44 times en route to a Champions League final runners-up medal.

The Egypt international's outstanding maiden campaign with the Reds has catapulted him into the conversation of the planet's elite players and former Spurs striker Mido thinks Klopp has been key behind the rise.

Mido explained the tactical tweak that Klopp has deployed to help turn Salah into one of the most feared forwards in world football at Anfield.

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And the 35-year-old has backed his compatriot to enjoy another goal-laden year with Liverpool this current campaign after seeing him get off the mark with the opener in the 4-0 win over West Ham last week.

He told Sky Sports: "What a great job [Salah] has done, he has been unbelievable. He is focused and people are asking if he is going to do the same again this season, and I think he will.

"He is so focused, he has only one interest in his life and this is football. He works hard every day and you could see the way he played last game that he is still determined and hungry to score goals. He is scary.

"If I was playing against him I would be so scared. He is so quick, sharp and can score different type of goals. And to be honest, Jurgen Klopp was the best man for him because he could change the way he was playing.

"Salah at Roma, Chelsea and Basel was a winger, a proper winger. Getting it wide, playing one versus versus on the touchline.

"He was a touchline player, but Klopp has been very clever. He has tucked him in a little bit and put him in the pockets as a second striker and he has always got someone behind him to defend well for him.

"So Salah, he doesn't need to do a lot of work defensively. OK, he presses and counter-presses well but he doesn't have to track back as much like he used to do at Chelsea and used to do at Roma, which makes him fresher when gets the ball."

The well-travelled Mido, who enjoyed spells with the likes of Spurs, Middlesbrough, Ajax, Celta Vigo and Roma among others in his career, says he has spoken to people close to Salah and stated that he has no plans to leave the Reds anytime soon.

"People love him at Liverpool," he added. "He is working with the manager he wants to work with. I don't see him leaving. If he didn't leave this transfer window, he is not going anywhere.

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"I have spoke to people around him and he is very happy and he wants to stay as long as he can. Why would he want to leave? OK, Real Madrid and Barcelona are big clubs, but Liverpool is a big club.

"Why would you take the risk? It's a big risk. At Liverpool he has really established himself and I really think Mohamed Salah wants to stay at Liverpool at least another three or four years."

Salah is likely to start when the Reds are hosted by Crystal Palace on Monday evening.