Mohamed Salah's performance and crowd reaction show he CAN be part of Liverpool's post-Klopp future, writes JOE BERNSTEIN

The astir important infinitesimal of Liverpool's breathtaking 4-2 triumph against Tottenham occurred 10 minutes earlier footwear off.

'And wearing number 11…Mo Salah,' publication nan stadium announcer going done Jurgen Klopp's line-up.

Given events of nan erstwhile play astatine West Ham erstwhile nan prima subordinate had confronted nan manager, cipher was judge of nan crowd guidance fixed their undying emotion and appreciation of Klopp.

The guidance was a immense guttural roar from The Kop that not only greeted Salah's return to nan starting XI but besides indicated support for nan thought that nan Egyptian King should enactment post-Klopp and guarantee a smoother modulation than happened astatine Manchester United nether Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Fergie comparison is apt. His ain farewell successful 2013 was marked pinch a spectacular falling-out pinch his superstar, Wayne Rooney, that overshadowed nan last trophy assistance erstwhile nan men hardly acknowledged each other.

United supporters were torn betwixt loyalty to their awesome head and belief that Rooney had to beryllium portion of nan early contempt having handed successful a transportation petition to spark liking from Chelsea.

It was Ferguson's belief Rooney should go, that his champion was down him alternatively than ahead. The nine yet disagreed, gave nan striker a bumper caller five-year statement alternatively than usage nan caller humor Fergie had bequeathed them including Wilfried Zaha.

Though Rooney stayed astatine Old Trafford agelong capable to go nan club's grounds scorer, they ne'er came adjacent to winning nan Premier League aliases Champions League pinch him arsenic skipper and talisman.

And truthful to Salah. Do Liverpool effort and rake successful a interest from Saudi Arabia pinch 31-year-old Salah having conscionable a twelvemonth near connected his contract. Or do they effort and re-sign nan winger successful nan belief he tin person a akin effect until 2028 that he's had making love backmost to 2016.

Whether Klopp's proposal would beryllium sought is fascinating. United ignored Ferguson and arguably paid nan price.

Will Salah beryllium prepared to play 70% of early games nether Arne Slot alternatively than nan 100% he's been accustomed to. It's difficult for players of that position to adapt. Steven Gerrard near erstwhile asked to measurement backmost by Brendan Rodgers. Alan Shearer raged nan first clip he was benched by Sir Bobby Robson.

Sunday's crippled against Spurs made it much apt location will beryllium a affirmative outcome. Klopp and Salah some had nan maturity to guarantee their rift won't spoil nan extremity of a glorious era astatine Anfield.

Klopp started Salah – which Fergie didn't do for Rooney astatine nan extremity – and Salah responded successful precisely nan correct measurement pinch a man-of-the-match performance.

He headed nan opening extremity and had a awesome portion successful Andy Robertson's 2nd and Harvey Elliott's fourth. Even astatine nan extremity erstwhile he missed a sitter and had different extremity disallowed, he was striving to get successful nan correct positions.

Most importantly, Klopp felt moved to praise Salah's work-rate which was awesome considering location was nary trophy astatine stake.

'Everybody needs moments to summation assurance and to activity really difficult successful nan different direction. Mo was exceptional successful that today,' he said.

On TV, Roy Keane thinks Salah's early is up for grabs and he's not needfully a goner.

'Salah is an absorbing one,' he mused. 'Sometimes a subordinate wants a caller situation but nan cardinal of people is to get your apical players signed up. You can't beryllium letting them retired of nan door. It's surely a large summertime coming up astatine Liverpool.'

Liverpool person started to rebuild nether Klopp. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Jordan Henderson person each been allowed to time off – but not Salah. He has simply been excessively important; three-time Golden Boot winner, Footballer of nan Year, nine icon.

A caller tally of 4 games without a extremity and wounded astatine AFCON had immoderate propose it is clip for Liverpool to look guardant alternatively than back.

But Salah is astir to move 32 not 38 and he has looked aft himself outstandingly well, which moreover Rooney wouldn't astir apt opportunity astir himself astatine nan aforesaid shape of his career.

Salah's demeanour connected nan pitch, his willingness to support team-mates, make movements disconnected nan shot and get into those position to wounded nan opposition, that is why his shoes would beryllium arsenic large to capable arsenic Klopp's.

As a club, Liverpool are giving nary encouragement to nan thought that he'll beryllium made disposable astatine nan correct price. On nan grounds of nan fans' guidance to their leader against Spurs, they'll beryllium happy if Slot and nan committee determine to make him an important portion of nan club's future.