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Jurgen Klopp outlines admiration for Adama Traore ahead of Liverpool clash with Wolves

Jurgen Klopp has declared his love for winger Adama Traore ahead of Liverpool's meeting with Wolves .

Traore has hit form for Wolves, scoring two goals and setting up two more strikes in his last eight Premier League appearances - to help Nuno Espirito Santo's side up to fifth in the table.

The former Spain under 21 international scored and then assisted Wolves' last minute winner against Manchester City , during a famous comeback win against the reigning champions.

Traore has taken a rocky path to the upper echelons of the Premier League after leaving Barcelona in 2015 - he was relegated with Aston Villa and Middlesbrough before Wolves signed him for £18million.

And Klopp has admitted that he has been following Traore's career for some time and knew he would come good.

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“He finally found his manager who found a position for him," Klopp said.

“At Middlesbrough he was exceptional, but somebody had to give him the right information.

“(He is) A big, big talent. You would never have thought he is that young, but he is still very young, and now he has found it (the right manager). It was always clear it would happen one day, and now it has. Good for Wolves!

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“He is really dangerous. In a big space ( Leicester striker) Jamie Vardy is difficult to defend, but I would say Traore is even more difficult to defend because his speed is exceptional.”

Liverpool are currently 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League and are currently on a 35-match winning run.

Klopp said: "I am blessed - I have a very smart team. That's how it is. It's not as if I have to tell them constantly 'Stay focused!' They are.

"We have so many good characters in the team, they know each other. There's nobody who is flying, not a little bit.

"Two years ago it was like this, and we didn't have the same points. A few things came together, the quality and the experience we have made together.

"A lot of things are more settled, and all this stuff, so that's all good."

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