Liverpool: Is 'perfect' Diogo Jota key to Reds' high-scoring season so far?



Diogo Jota has seven goals in 13 games this season.

The fans were so restless at the end of the game that they were urging their players to shoot from anywhere on the pitch.

Imagine if they don't score in a game this season, after just 30 minutes without seeing the ball hit the back of the net.

The Reds have scored in every game so far this season. They've scored at least two goals in each of their last 17 games, the best run by an English side in almost 100 years.

The Reds have scored 39 goals in 13 league games so far, which is the most they have scored at this stage of a top-flight campaign.

After moving up to second in the table by beating Saints, are they now at their best with Diogo Jota playing a vital role?

The Reds will go second.

Jota is the key to free- scoring Reds.

Diogo Jota has 16 goals in 31 games.

It was clear to see how well the front three of Salah, Sadio and Jota work together against Saints.

Jota is making his mark in that position, even though Roberto Firmino played that role for so long.

His predatory instincts are crucial as he and his teammates use their pace and trickery to pull apart defenders, as was evident against Saints with both players involved in Jota's two goals.

Jota has shown he is capable of playing anywhere in the front three and his contribution this season has been clear - 10 starts, seven goals and one assist.

He has scored 20 goals in 46 games since joining from Wolves in September last year, an impressive record, especially considering he was out for three months last season with a knee injury.

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The player of the year is Mohamed Salah of the Reds.

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Diogo Jota is a player for the club.

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Sadio Mane is a player for the club.

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Jamie Vardy is fromLeicester.

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"Diogo is an exceptional player," said the boss.

He is a perfect signing. He has everything a player needs. He is very smart and can learn a lot in a short period of time.

He has the speed to finish things off and can play three positions. Really good.

Is stability helping the Reds?

Van Dijk missed most of last season with an injury.

After 13 games, the tally of 39 goals is nine more than they managed in their title-winning campaign and 10 more than they had at the same stage last season.

The Reds were unable to stage a successful defence of the title last season as they struggled with a defensive injury crisis, but with their key players back fit this term they are looking a much more complete side.

"I knew what we were lacking last season, we were lacking stability." We had to find a solution to the centre-half problem. We couldn't play the football we can.

We have stability now. Everyone knows what they have to do.

I am pretty sure that Sadio and Mo had the longest pre-season, and that was helpful, and we could work on a lot of things. We have got the stability back.

Hasenhuttl thinks that the ruthless streak is back. The Reds have scored 14 goals in five games since they surrendered a two-goal lead to the Seagulls at the end of last month.

He said that the team is on fire. They didn't make the mistake of stopping after 2-0 and kept going.

I've learned from my mistakes.

The team has scored over 700 goals during the time of the manager.

The experience of last season was useful for Klopp.

The German felt that playing Fabinho at the back disrupted his side's ability to move forward.

"I learned a lot," he said. It is like that. I make mistakes.

When you lose a centre-half, it's like breaking a leg, but if you put the middle men in the last line and open up other gaps, you can't walk anymore. It was the same as last year.

I learned more in this season than in any other.

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