Klopp is backing Luis Diaz to replace Sadio Mane ahead of Palace trip

Jurgen Klopp is adamant Luis Diaz will become a rich source of goals for Liverpool after suffering the most gruelling pre-season of his professional career.

Diaz could not have made a more positive impression during his first months in England.

His performances, after the £37.5million move from Porto, were one of the main reasons Liverpool won both domestic cups and reached the Champions League final.

The Colombia forward scored six times after making his debut in January but there was always a feeling that his return could be even better if he had a little bit more composure in the penalty area.

He had scored 16 goals for Porto in the first half of the season before being sold. Comparisons are being drawn with how things were for Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah when they arrived at Anfield.

They became great goalscorers rather than just scorers of great goals in a team that was constructed to get the best out of them.

Klopp, whose side host Crystal Palace on Monday evening, knows there will be a period when things don't go smoothly for Diaz, as he continues to adjust, but believes the work that went on at Liverpool's Austrian pre-season camp will bear fruit in the long run for the 25-year-old.

'He improved definitely with understanding of what we are doing but that then leads to strange situations as well,' said Klopp.

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