Alan Shearer sides with Mohamed Salah after clash with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp
Alan Shearer says he can understand why Mohamed Salah may have been angry toward Jurgen Klopp after the pair appeared to have a bust-up in Liverpool's 2-2 draw at West Ham United on Saturday.
Star striker Salah argued with his manager just seconds before coming on as a substitute at the London Stadium - and just seconds before Michael Antonio scored what proved to be the goal that would earn West Ham a point.
Reds boss Klopp tried to play down the row after the match. He said: "We spoke already in the dressing room. For me it's done." However, Salah ensured the fallout to the flashpoint continued after he walked through the mixed zone and, replying to requests from journalists to speak, said: "There is going to be fire today if I speak."
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The Egyptian has scored 210 goals in 346 appearances during his decorated Liverpool career and is the club's leading marksman this season with 24 in all competitions. However, like many of his team-mates, his form has dipped in recent weeks and, along with fellow forward Darwin Nunez, he was dropped for the trip to the Hammers.
The incident was discussed on Saturday night's Match of the Day. And Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United legend Shearer, who is the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer, believes Salah had right to be "riled".
"We don't know what Klopp has said to him there, he's said something that has riled him," said Shearer. "He's obviously got the right hump with being left out and probably rightly so. Even though he hasn't hit the heights that Mo Salah has done over the years, he's been
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