'Going to be fire': Coach in 'proper row' with star striker

An ugly sideline stoush between star striker Mo Salah and manager Jurgen Klopp soured what was already a disappointing day for Liverpool in the Premier League.

The Reds rallied from 1-0 down against West Ham to lead 2-1, before conceding an equaliser in the 77th minute.

The draw all but ended their hopes of sealing the title with three matches still to play.

But the main talking point from the match was the stoush between Klopp and Salah, as the Egyptian international was preparing to enter as a substitute soon after Michail Antonio’s 77th-minute equaliser.

Klopp said something to Salah, who answered back with his arms outstretched. He then started to point at Klopp, who was nodding while looking out onto the field.

Darwin Nunez, who was also about to enter as a sub, got in between Salah and Klopp and pushed away his teammate.

It was the second time in the last three games Salah had been benched by the legendary manager, who will leave the club at the end of the season.

Former England international Owen Hargreaves described it as a “proper row”.

Another angle shows that the situation may have started due to Salah avoiding shaking hands with Klopp.

Not a good look this, the post match reaction from Salah also not good.

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Klopp refused to divulge the reason behind the spat.

“No, we already spoke in the dressing room,” Klopp said. “For me, that’s done.”

But while Klopp tried to downplay the incident after the match, Salah did not. When he was asked for a comment after the game, video footage on social media showed him saying: “There’s going to be fire today if I speak.”

The 31-year-old Salah has scored in just one of his last six games.

Liverpool is limping to the finish line in Klopp’s last season in charge, recording just one win in its past five league games to fall off the pace set by title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City.

Mo Salah and Jurgen Klopp were involved in a sideline stoush during Liverpool’s Premier League draw with West Ham.

The draw kept Liverpool in third place, two points behind leader Arsenal, which has a game in hand. City is one point ahead of Liverpool and has two games in hand over Klopp’s team.

Liverpool controlled the first half, dominating possession but got only two of its 11 shots on target. Converting chances has been a big problem for Liverpool in recent weeks.

The Reds’ last three matches of the Premier League will come against Tottenham (H), Aston Villa (A), and Wolverhampton (H).

They need to win all three matches, and for Arsenal and Manchester City to lose all their remaining matches to claim an unlikely title.