Southampton teammate Nathan Redmond opens up on impressive Minamino start

"He’s settled in fine. The last couple of days in training, he’s showed his quality," Nathan Redmond said.

"He’s a really, really nice guy in terms of a human being as well.

"His quality was evident on Saturday with a great finish and we are going to need more of that.

“He provides competition in that he’s come here to play football."

After going on loan to Southampton on deadline day, Minamino started his Saints career with a well-taken finish against Newcastle.

The Japanese star will be hoping to impress Klopp, who has said Takumi is a long-term project.