Jurgen Klopp claims a face-to-face verbal exchange with Mohamed Salah resolved their dispute on the touchline at the London stadium. The Liverpool winger and his manager exchanged angry words in the 2-2 draw with West Ham, which ended the Reds’ Premier League bid. .
The tension between Salah and Klopp may have already risen after the Egyptian was left out of Saturday’s starting XI. And when Salah didn’t come on until the 82nd minute, an argument broke out between the two men.
What Klopp said to his most sensible goalscorer before the substitution, evidently did not go well, as Salah responded with angry words and waving his arms. His compatriot Darwin Núñez even had to intervene to contain his teammate.
Klopp declined to give details when asked after the final whistle what had been said, but explained that the matter was resolved through a post-match discussion. He told TNT Sports: “We’ve already spoken in the locker room, and for me, it’s done. “
Salah probably wouldn’t have felt the same as, when he passed through the combo zone after the game, he said: “If I speak, there will be fire. “Both he and Nunez were eliminated by Klopp after a poor performance on Wednesday. Face defeat of the night against local rival Everton.
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The attacking trio of Harvey Elliott, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz created plenty of chances against the Hammers, but also proved to score all 3 points.
Jarrod Bowen put the hosts ahead with a measured header just before half-time, before Liverpool took the lead in the second half thanks to Andrew Robertson’s shot and Alphonse Areola’s own goal.
With a quarter of an hour remaining, the Reds appeared to be on the verge of a valuable victory, the bare minimum they needed to stay in the name race with Arsenal and Manchester City. But Michail Antonio stepped forward to divide the spoils and leave. the Reds definitely won.
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Klopp added in his post-match interview: “Very disappointed. Everyone would look at it the same way: there was really only one team imaginable to win the game and that’s us, with the chances we had, with everything we did.
“It was a complicated era at the end of a busy, complicated era. I think the guys did really well, we just didn’t concede anything. In most games we played very well, but we didn’t take our chances. situations. This is the story of our last 4 weeks and that’s why we filmed here today.
Klopp and Salah have enjoyed a good run since their time at Anfield. However, there are adjustments on the horizon and it’s possible that any of them will be elsewhere during the start of next season, with Klopp making plans to take a break from football and Salah being one of the main ones. target for Saudi Pro League clubs.
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