Salah argument is ‘completely resolved’ says Liverpool coach Klopp

SPORT 

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says that his argument with striker Mohamed Salah has been “completely resolved”.

Salah clashed with Klopp as he was about to come on during last weekend’s 2-2 draw at West Ham.

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The Egypt forward (31) declined interview requests after the game, saying: 

But Klopp said on Friday: "There’s no problem. We are absolutely fine with it. It’s a non-story."

Klopp, who has already announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season, started Salah on the bench at West Ham and introduced him as a 79th-minute substitute.

Salah seemed frustrated at something Klopp said and was shepherded away by team-mates Darwin Núñez and Joe Gomez.

Klopp added: "I think we have the right to deal with these things completely independent of any expectations from the outside." 

"The best situation would be everyone is in the best place. If we win the games and score loads of goals, then yes, the situation probably would not have been like that because ‘Mo’ [Salah] wouldn’t have been on the bench in the first place. It all depends on each other."