Jurgen Klopp on Mohamed Salah 'revenge' talk ahead of Champions League final: 'No one has to worry'

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has downplayed talk of wanting revenge against Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final, and said that midfielders Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara have given the club a major fitness boost by returning to training.

Mohamed Salah said earlier this month he wanted to play Madrid in Saturday's final rather than Manchester City in order to take «revenge» for the 2018 final, which saw Madrid run out 3-1 winners while the Salah was injured in a controversial coming together with Sergio Ramos.

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When asked at a news conference on Friday about whether Salah's comments could have an adverse impact on his performance, Klopp said: «We don't have to worry about it taking over too much — it's completely normal. We all lost that day but he did get injured very early in the game — he's in very good shape but he was then in good shape too.

»It's a normal feeling we all get and everyone is motivated by different things — I have 26 players here who are all motivated by different things and that's completely fine. I have no problem with that.

«The only issue is if that is the only motivation but that is not the case in most cases — it's normal that Mo wants to put things right. We didn't forget what happened that time but it's a while ago and we have so many reasons that we should give our absolute everything tomorrow night. That might be one reason but it's not the only one.»

Madrid will be chasing their 14th European Cup on Saturday, while Liverpool, who last won the trophy in 2019, play in their third Champions League final in