Mohamed Salah ruined Jurgen Klopp’s attempts to play out his touchline exchange at West Ham after the Liverpool forward claimed he would be “fired” if he stopped talking after the 2-2 draw. .
The Reds were desperate to bounce back after a painful midweek loss in the Merseyside derby and Klopp dropped Salah to the bench in an attempt to jolt his tired side into form.
After they led 2-1 midway through the second half at the London Stadium, Mikel Antonio effectively ended their Premier League title hopes when he equalized for West Ham with 13 minutes remaining. Did it and headed home.
Salah was waiting for Antonio to arrive before the goal and was involved in an animated conversation with Klopp.
It ended with fellow substitute Darwin Nunes forced to push team-mate Salah before coming on, but he couldn’t find a late winner in the capital.
“We talked about it in the dressing room and it’s done for me,” insisted Klopp.
Asked if Salah was OK with it, Klopp claimed: “That was my impression.”
However, when Salah walked through West Ham’s mixed zone and was told to stop, he admitted: “If I speak, there will be a fire today.”
Credit : www.independent.co.uk
