Liverpool's forward planning already paying off - Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool's forward line is undergoing an evolution but manager Jurgen Klopp believes the club is already reaping the rewards of their longer-term planning made this season.

In the week following the 7-0 demolition of Manchester United, principal owner John W Henry spoke of his ongoing commitment to the club and the need to continue to "invest wisely".

That is likely to come in midfield, where Liverpool have been short for some time, but it is the recent rapid strides made by Darwin Nunez, a £64million signing in June, and January arrival Cody Gakpo which look like making the transition from losing Sadio Mane last summer and Roberto Firmino seamless.

Both players scored twice at the weekend, Gakpo taking his tally to four in the last six while Nunez has four in four and 14 for the season, and that has helped lessen the blow of being without Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz for several months.

"John is right. Look at the players we have brought in the last couple of transfer windows, Luis, Darwin, Cody, players for the first line," said Klopp.

"I think Sadio, Bobby and Mo (Mohamed Salah) together were for quite a while one of the best front three in world football.

"Then Sadio left in the summer, we will see what happens to Bobby in the summer, and only Mo is left pretty much. But we replaced them and Diogo came in that time as well.

"That’s investment, and it’s wise investment and responsible investment. That’s what you want and what you need and what we needed.

"This year they were unfortunately most of the time injured, that didn’t help, but they were here anyway and Cody only came later.

"This has to be now, in a similar manner we will do that for other parts of the team and that will be possible."

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