Mohamed Salah truth is clear as Liverpool hunt Jurgen Klopp fairytale vs Atalanta

Liverpool have the right players to produce a miraculous comeback against Atalanta in their Europa League quarter-final tie.

The Reds are in Bergamo preparing to face off against Atalanta and hoping to overturn the 3-0 defeat that Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered in the first leg at Anfield. It turned out to be a terrible week for Liverpool, who also lost ground in the Premier League with a loss to Crystal Palace.

Klopp will be searching for his team to find the right response against Atalanta. With a miracle required, Mohamed Salah is one Liverpool player capable of conjuring up moments of magic for the Reds, as his record in Europe proves.

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The Liverpool forward holds the record for the player with the most goals scored for an English club in European competitions. Earlier this season, Salah toppled Thierry Henry’s record of 42, with his current total standing at 46 goals in 74 games. For context, Henry scored his 42 goals for Arsenal in 85 appearances.

There have been question marks raised over Salah’s form since returning from injury but these doubts seem premature. Perhaps it is a consequence of the superlative standards that Salah has set for himself.

After twice coming on as a substitute last month, the forward scored once and registered a hat-trick of assists in Liverpool’s 6-1 rout of Sparta Prague. In the subsequent three league games, Salah scored twice, before the Reds’ recent back-to-back defeats. That is six goal contributions in his last six games.

If the Egypt international has been getting back up to speed, Salah in full flow can become Liverpool’s saviour on Thursday night. The 31-year-old has been instrumental in the success of Jurgen Klopp’s team and the game against Atalanta offers him the chance to write another chapter into Liverpool folklore.

With or without winning the Premier League title, reaching the Europa League final in Dublin would be a fairytale final game for Klopp in charge of the Reds - the perfect send-off for the German coach. It is up to Salah and his Liverpool teammates to give the manager the fairytale ending he deserves.