Salah and coach Klopp had a heated argument and if it weren’t for his teammates, it’s unknown what would have happened. The Egyptian star was benched by coach Klopp in this match and surprised many people because Salah is gradually regaining form in recent matches.
Salah (left) reacts to Klopp
Coach Klopp then decided to put Salah on the field in the 78th minute after Michail Antonio’s 2-2 equalizer for West Ham. And the incident started after the German military leader walked towards Salah to say something and then left. Salah seemed to disagree with what Klopp said, then angrily moved closer to coach Klopp to react. Teammates Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez discovered something unusual and quickly intervened, avoiding something worse from happeningThe incident then attracted great attention from British football public opinion and Liverpool fans as Salah and Klopp inherently have a good relationship. The Egyptian striker was a key player in Liverpool’s successes under the German coach.
Salah did not agree with being benched
After the match, Klopp said about the incident with Salah: “We talked about that moment in the dressing room with the players, that’s it.” However, Salah did not appear calm when talking about the incident: “If I say something bad today, something bad will happen.”
With this draw, Liverpool stayed in 3rd place, 2 points behind Arsenal and 1 point behind Man City but played 1 and 2 matches more than their 2 opponents, respectively. If they want to take the throne, they must aim to win all 3 remaining matches, and hope that Arsenal and Man City stumble.
