Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been impressed with the level of his side's last four Champions League opponents Roma this season, but mused that that the levels would have been even higher had they kept Mohamed Salah.
The Reds snapped up Salah from the Italian outfit for a fee of €42m last summer. The Egyptian has since appeared in a total of 44 matches for the Reds, scoring a resounding 39 goals and has also set up another 13 for his team-mates.
Having helped the Reds reach the semi-final of the Champions League, Salah will now have the opportunity to play against his former side, a prospect that the German manager believes will be "100 per cent special" for the forward.
Klopp also took time to reflect on the idea of what might have been had Salah still been at Roma and insisted that the Rome-based team with the 25-year-old would be even more special.
"For sure it will be interesting for Mo, but that shows all the quality of Roma", Klopp told his club's official site.
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"Everybody knows how big Mo's impact on our season has been – and they've played a season without him. Where would they be if Mo was still there?
"It makes it a really interesting thing and for him, it will be 100 per cent special.
"He is already of interest wherever we go, but it might go crazy when we go to Rome!
"He can deal with that, I am sure."
