Episode 1146: Mighty Mo Salah, Liverpool Put 5 On It, Klopp’s Work On, Defiant Roma

Mohamed Salah is pretty useful eh?

???? Mo Salah, Mo Salah, running down the wing ????????????#UCL @mosalah pic.twitter.com/wxyveDQC67

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 24, 2018

Ken returns from Liverpool to report on an extraordinary night at Anfield, as Liverpool put five past Roma to move within reach of the final in Kiev. How did the game get away from Roma, and how do Liverpool use Anfield’s energy to their advantage?

There’s no place like Anfield ???? pic.twitter.com/cDh2cJUHeo

— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) April 25, 2018

People keep asking Klopp if Salah might be the best player in the world, but might the German be the best manager? Is there anything he can’t do? Well, yes – the thing he has historically struggled to do is convince his best players to turn down the richer clubs who are trying to sign them. Will he have a chance to work on this skill again this summer?

clearly sadio mane’s miss didn’t allow mo salah to do anything, i think what i was trying to get at last night was that even the moments that don’t count… do https://t.co/OvXnK0v40y

— Ken Early (@kenearlys) April 25, 2018

Simon Hughes of The Independent joins us to try to make sense of what we saw.

Jürgen Klopp’s ability to transmit his beliefs and inspire hope draws comparisons with the manager that first led Liverpool out of darkness and into light. Klopp is a creator of shared stories and that is what football should be about. Here’s another one. https://t.co/FevqI0ILjk

— Simon Hughes (@Simon_Hughes__) April 25, 2018

Plus there’s confidence in sport, Fowler’s boots, defending Lovren, Macari’s chipper, and the return of Ken’s Champions League Weekly voice.

That is unreal.

And people question the effect of confidence in sport??

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) April 24, 2018

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Spurs' need for zeal, petulant Poch, where there's Leavy there's hope, Mo Salah mo goals and Ken's positive vibes kitchen space
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— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) April 23, 2018