Westham’s Antonio Reveals What Klopp Said To Salah During Touchline Row

In the midst of Liverpool’s tie with West Ham, Michail Antonio disclosed what Jurgen Klopp said to Mohamed Salah during their altercation on the touchline.

An ugly confrontation between manager Klopp and star attacker Mohamed Salah on the touchline overshadowed Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with West Ham. Following the expensive draw, the Liverpool manager attempted to downplay the incident, but Salah stoked rumours of a confrontation by threatening to “be fire” if he communicated his true feelings.

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Many theories have already emerged regarding what sparked the row. Alan Shearer has claimed Salah was annoyed about not starting the game, while footage has suggested the row started after the Egyptian turned down a customary handshake and hug from his manager. Antonio says the West Ham players have been talking about it and have come up with their own thoughts on the spat.

Antonio told the Footballer’s Football Podcast: “Basically – this is not inside information, nobody has told me anything – but what I have heard is what the boys have been talking about on the training ground.

“As the [Liverpool] players come on, Klopp always gives them a big hug and says ‘good luck’, but when Mo came on he walked in a different direction and was doing his shinpads and stuff like that. Klopp has put his hand out to him and his hand was there for a bit and as Mo stopped doing what he was doing, he just slapped his [Klopp’s] hand as a high five.

“Obviously Klopp didn’t like that and he was like, ‘do you want to sit back down?’, basically saying, ‘do you want to go on?’. And nobody has told me what Mo said back.”

Salah may leave Liverpool with Klopp in the summer, according to rumours sparked by the dispute. The Reds’ chances of winning the championship have been damaged by defeats to Everton and a draw to West Ham in their previous two games; meanwhile, the pair will return to action Sunday against Tottenham.