Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes feelings clear after explosive Mohamed Salah row in West Ham draw

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes feelings clear after explosive Mohamed Salah row in West Ham draw

WATCH NOW: Sports round-up as Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp argue in Liverpool and West Ham draw

Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 27/04/2024

- 14:52

Updated: 27/04/2024

- 15:27

The match at the London Stadium ended 2-2

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has made it clear he has no issue with Mohamed Salah after the pair's explosive row during the Reds' 2-2 Premier League draw with West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors fell behind in the 43rd minute when Jarrod Bowen headered the Hammers in front.


Liverpool then turned the match around, with Andy Robertson levelling before an own goal from Alphonse Areola put them in the ascendancy.

However, a late header from Michail Antonio earned West Ham a deserved point on home soil.

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Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp had a blazing row during Liverpool's draw with West Ham on Saturday

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Prior to Antonio's goal, Salah was just about to come on when he rowed with Klopp.

Tensions were high as the duo argued on the touchline, with Salah visibly annoyed while Klopp walked with his hands behind his back.

Salah was also seen shrugging while his manager attempted to calm him down before the 31-year-old was dragged away by striker Darwin Nunez.

Klopp was asked about the incident after the final whistle while speaking to TNT Sports.

And the 56-year-old insisted the situation had been resolved privately, saying: "No [not in the mood to discuss the row]. But we spoke already in the dressing room, it's done."

Liverpool have struggled in recent weeks - and the draw with West Ham has all but ended their hopes of winning the league title.

Klopp was left with regrets after the match, with the German also criticising some of the body language from his players.

"Very disappointed, obviously," he said.

"I think everyone can see that only one team wins the game, and that is us with the chances we created, with the possession we had, with all the things we did.

"It was a tough one at the end of a four games in 10 days period, but I think the players did really well.

"We just conceded out of nothing and need a few more chances and kind of scrappy goals in the end to score twice.

"When we are 2-1 up we could control it, and still as I said in a lot of moments playing really well but the final situation we didn't take. That has been the story of the last four weeks."

He added: "It is what it is. You see the games. We are together and we go through that together, that is all.

"The boys want it, they fought hard, gave absolutely everything. For some of them it was definitely too hard today, and yes that's it.

"Very pleased [with coming back from 1-0 down]. It was very good and it was what we needed, the early goal helped obviously. We find chances always, you see in the first half we have a lot.

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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was dragged away by Darwin Nunez after rowing with Jurgen Klopp in West Ham draw

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"What I don't understand is that with each chance we miss everyone is there throwing arms, but a chance is the closest you can get to a goal so we have to be more positive there.

"Accept these kind of things happen and then do it again, and again and again.

"We played well but didn't finish the situations off and now we have to acknowledge and carry on."

West Ham boss David Moyes, meanwhile, admitted he was content with a point - but would have liked all three.

"I think we did [bounce back well from last week]," he said.

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Liverpool were pegged back by West Ham with the two teams drawing 2-2 in Saturday's Premier League clash at the London Stadium

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"I would have liked more than a point, we've drawn a lot and today is another.

"It is a good point and to be 2-1 down and take a battering, we did great to keep going."

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