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Liverpool boss Klopp: Shaqiri helped massively against Man Utd

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is happy being able to call on Xherdan Shaqiri.

Shaqiri made his first Premier League start in 13 months in Sunday's goalless draw at home to Manchester United.

The Swiss, operating in a midfield role, impressed during a first half in which Liverpool dominated before being substituted with 14 minutes remaining.

And Klopp said: "Shaq is in a really good shape. Maybe he could have played a little bit longer but I was not sure.

"It had been a long time without playing (from the start) but he was really good, especially in the first half-an-hour. Shaq was really there and helped massively.

"There were a lot of really good individual performances. If you think of the last two games, this was a massive improvement and that's important. It was much more us if not completely us."

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