Jurgen Klopp's reaction to watching Curtis Jones comes back for the first time after the Liverpool star's brace against Leicester on Monday.
Jones earned the man of the match award for his performance at King Power Stadium, with his two goals in less than two minutes in the first half.
The 24-year-old's first goal saw him dribble from the far corner to get past a Mohamed Salah pass. But his second attack was even better.
On the edge of the box, Jones received Salah's pass and made a touch to swing his body towards goal, before slamming an unstoppable shot past Foxes goalkeeper Daniel Iversen. Advertisement
It was the first time the young England international had scored a Premier League brace for Liverpool - he did the feat in a Carabao Cup match against Lincoln City - and a 3-0 victory put the Red Devils away from the Champions League spot. League one point. , played one more game than Newcastle and Manchester United, third and fourth.
Klopp was full of praise for the midfielder after the match:
"Both goals were very special. I'm not sure those were real chances.
"First with his left foot, a goal similar to the last he scored [against Tottenham]. The second was a masterpiece. He's in a really, really great moment."
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Now, Klopp's past midfield quotes have resurfaced.
Klopp about Jones
Jones came from the Liverpool academy, grew up in Merseyside and joined the club at the age of nine.
He was 15 years old when Klopp was appointed manager in 2015 and it was not until 2018 that he signed his first professional contract at Anfield.
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As a result, Jones has spent his entire career under the German and has made 95 appearances in all competitions.
Speaking in January 2022, Klopp spoke of his reaction when he first saw the midfielder in action when he took over at Anfield. After the Carabao Cup semi-final win over Chelsea that Jones featured in, he explained (quoted via talkSPORT):
"Look, you win a football game, it's a tough game. You can only win if all the players are good, but Curtis has played really well in the last two games.
"Honestly, I'm one of his biggest fans. I saw him walk out of my office when I first came to work with him and I thought, 'Wow, he's him. how old?' He's only 15. We couldn't have won the game last night without good individual performances and Curtis was one of them.
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