Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has revealed how he transformed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from a rangy winger to a deadly striker at Borussia Dortmund.
Speaking to the media ahead of their clash against Arsenal on Saturday, Klopp also admitted Aubameyang has “no real weaknesses”.
Klopp signed the Gabon striker from St Etienne in 2013, when he was Borussia Dortmund boss.
“It is four years since I worked with him.
“Everything knows everything about everybody, that is how it is and there are no surprises.
“Auba has actually no real weaknesses apart from his fashion style,” Klopp said.
Aubameyang would go on to score 98 goals for Dortmund in 144 games.
“He played as a winger at St Etienne at that time, we needed a No. 9 because Robert Lewandowski was leaving us.
“We thought long about it, then he came in and played on the wing. Later on we realised he is a really good central striker, a No. 9 as well.
“It was not immediate like this, he developed incredibly and became a goal machine and I have to say his finishing is incredible. Combine that with the speed and it is really interesting,” Klopp added.
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