Four takeaways from Liverpool's comeback win at LASK

Liverpool's unbeaten start to the 2023/24 season continued on Thursday with a 3-1 win at LASK in the Europa League.

The Reds had to come from behind once again in order to secure victory having gone a goal down early on in the first half in Austria.

But Jurgen Klopp's men turned on the style in the second 45 to put their hosts to the sword and maintain their excellent beginning to the campaign.

Here's what we learned from their most recent victory.

Mohamed Salah must be spared from Thursday night football

Liverpool's general underperformance last season seems to have made people forget just how bloody brilliant Mohamed Salah is at football.

He's averaging over one goal contribution per game so far this term and made one hell of a cameo appearance from the bench against LASK.

Salah ran rings around the hosts before getting in on the act with a goal himself. It's a real shame his talents have been reduced to the Europa League.

If this is to be Salah's final season at Liverpool, he should be saved for the Premier League and the latter stages of what is likely going to be a deep Europa League run. There's no point in him coming into a game like this, even if it proves to be entertaining.

Ryan Gravenberch is over-eager to impress, and that's a good thing

Ryan Gravenberch made his first start since signing from Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day and he offered Liverpool fans a reassuring glimpse of what he can offer.

The gangly Dutchman showed a real endeavour to get on the ball and take people on. You couldn't fault his effort or drive before eventually having to be withdrawn with an injury.

There may be concern that if anything he was a little too demanding of himself in possession, a sense that he was trying to showcase all of his talents at once in a low-pressure game.

But that's fine. He's still only 21, far from the finished product. Klopp will have been pleased by his desire if nothing else.

Ben Doak needs more minutes at this level

While Gravenberch stood out with his gigantic frame, the tricky Ben Doak struggled to get into the game as often.

LASK often shut the door in the young winger's face whenever he tried to scamper to the touchline. Again, this is no problem for a player who is only 17 years of age.

The Europa League will be the perfect testing ground for Doak this season, particularly in the group stage. Klopp needs to persist with him despite a shaky start.

Jurgen Klopp has mellowed out again

There are two very different sides to Klopp. He can be charming and warm, friendly and charismatic, but there's equally a prickly and confrontational edge to him.

After a stressful couple of seasons, he appears to be taking a more objective approach to football again.

Liverpool were on the end of some tough tackles and strange refereeing decisions at LASK, but Klopp kept his cool on the touchline.

Speaking post-match, he had a considerate response to becoming the first Liverpool boss to win 50 games in Europe.

"Let me say it like this, if I still have 50 after the group stage then I'm still the most successful Liverpool manager [in this regard] and everybody will hate the fact!" he said.

"[It's] nice [to have the record]. We played quite a lot of games in Europe. It's good that we won that many, we have qualified for four finals. It's great but probably it's because in European competition there are just much more games than in the past. I'm pretty sure that's the reason."

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