Jurgen Klopp at Anfield Sports & Community Centre at an LFC Foundation(Image: (IainWatts/LiverpoolECHO))

Jurgen Klopp couldn’t resist a cheeky dig at the Premier League fixture scheduling as he praised Mohamed Salah’s elite mentality.

Klopp reached out to Salah earlier this week after the forward announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

The Egyptian created history under the German, landing Premier League and Champions League titles during a glittering spell together.

And while Klopp was quick to hail Salah for the way he always wanted to play, he couldn’t resist a cheeky dig towards 12:30pm kick-offs.

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“Rotating Mo was difficult,” he said. “I’d be: ‘You cannot play three games a week’. And Mo would be: 'Yeah, I can’. ‘Okay then, you can, but all the others can’t. It is all fine’.

“You always walk on the edge in these moments; you play a player too often or not often enough, there’s extra time, long travel, and you can’t play all...