Salah’s puzzling reply to questions about touchline altercation with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool's hopes for the title took another hit with a 2-2 draw against West Ham, marked by a heated exchange between Salah and Klopp on the sidelines.

Salah On Heat Talk With Jurgen Klopp
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Liverpool’s dwindling aspirations for the title faced yet another setback on Saturday when they were held to a 2-2 draw by West Ham. The match also witnessed a heated exchange between Salah and Klopp on the sidelines during the second half as Salah, who had been left on the bench, prepared to enter the field as a substitute. Salah’s demeanor when questioned about the incident post-game hinted at his discontent.

According to James Pearce of The Athletic, Salah declined all interview requests but did offer a terse comment to the media, stating, “If I speak today there will be fire.”

Klopp downplayed the incident post-match, stating that it was already resolved, yet the sight of the manager in disagreement with his key player raises concerns. Saturday marked another disappointing outing for Liverpool, with the draw potentially dealing a significant blow to their title aspirations. They currently trail Manchester City by one point, with City having two games in hand, and are two points behind leaders Arsenal, who also have a game in hand over Klopp’s team.

Liverpool’s next fixture sees them hosting Tottenham at Anfield, followed by matches against Aston Villa and Wolves to conclude their Premier League campaign.

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah Ghaly

Forwarder, Midfielder

EgyptEgypt

Age: 32

175 cm

71 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 32 6 Missed
Minutes 2536 79.3 Avg
Goals 18 0.6 Avg
Assist 9 0.3 Avg
Attempt 73 2.3 Avg
Passes 913 28.576.6% AvgSucc
Yellow 2 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 29 times for 2266 minutes for Premier League.

Mohamed Salah scored 17 goals for Liverpool. He procured 8 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Liverpool drew 2-2 against West Ham United. The next match in Premier League will be against Tottenham Hotspur.

Liverpool performance and stats

Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Rank 3rd
Win 23
Draw 10
Loss 4
Goals 84-41
Diff 43
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 0
Loss 2
Goals 17-7
Diff 10

Liverpool is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 75 points.

In the last 35 games, it has won 22 times, drawn 9 times, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Liverpool drawn 2-2 against West Ham United.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 77 goals and conceding 36.​

Liverpool will play the next match in Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 5th of May in Liverpool.​