Klopp delighted to have “unbelievable” Adam Lallana back

Adam Lallana made a welcome return for Liverpool on Saturday when he took to the field against Huddersfield, and according to his manager, the talented playmaker was even glad to feel the ache that accompanies playing in a Premier League match.

Lallana played 69 minutes in the 1-0 victory over the Terriers at the John Smith Stadium before being substituted for Fabinho.

Jurgen Klopp was delighted to have Lallana back after his long stint out with injury – he spoke to LiverpoolFC.com about the England international’s return.

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HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates with Adam Lallana and Xherdan Shaqiri in Liverpool’s match against Huddersfied at the John Smith Stadium on 20 October 2018 in Huddersfield, England. (Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images via Reuters)

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“He loved it, he even loved the pain he felt during the game! That’s how it is after that long period without proper football – he was fine, he just had little cramps in the calf, but it would have been a surprise if he didn’t.

“Apart from that, everything is good. It was a good game for him; it was hard work, not for shining because there was not enough space for that. The whole game was like that, but it was good to see and to have him back.”

“If he would have played like he’d trained in the last two weeks before the game, we would have scored four,” Klopp continued. “He was unbelievable.

“[But] in a proper game, you need to have some rhythm to bring it into the game because everything is different – you are in the dressing room, you are changed, you know it’ll be a proper ref and not the manager whistling the game and stuff like that. It’s all a bit different.

“It’s all good and the game was more intense than what we did with him in the last few sessions because we didn’t want to kill him, we only wanted to prepare him. That’s good.

“He is an outstanding player – and especially with the few injuries we have it is so important to have him back and all good that we do.”

Lallana will hope for more game time tonight against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.

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