Naby Keita Had A Huge Impact At Liverpool Just Five Days After Arriving

Naby Keita went down a storm in his Premier League debut. The midfielder helped the Reds earn their first Premier League win of the season, in a campaign in which they're second favourites to win the title.

And though Keita had Anfield excited last weekend, he's already been kicking up a storm at training.

Sports journalist David Lynch writes in the Evening Standard that the former Bundesliga player had many excited in just his first five days of training,

"They knew as much by Keita's fifth day at Melwood, when Klopp introduced his new signing to the four-sided training games that have been a feature of pre-season since his arrival."

"The bizarre exercise sees players tightly packed into a square pitch and needing to complete six passes before scoring in one of four nets, with the emphasis on close control, passing under pressure and winning the ball back as quickly as possible."

And within minutes of kick-off, the Guinean had proven to his new team-mates and excited staff huddled pitchside that he possessed each of those skills in abundance. Clearly, they were dealing with a special player."

Keita has gone down a storm for Liverpool supporters, who have high hopes for their new talisman.

Can Keita help the Reds reach the title? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

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Topics: Liverpool, Football

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