'If I speak there will be fire' - Mohamed Salah responds to Jurgen Klopp row
The Merseyside giants are now rank outsiders for the Premier League title thanks to another sub-par display at the London Stadium, where Jarrod Bowen gave West Ham the lead with a diving header.
Andrew Robertson's deflected strike and an Alphonse Areola own goal turned the contest on its head for Klopp's side, but their aerial weaknesses reared their ugly heads again in the second period, as Michail Antonio nodded in the Irons' leveller.
Klopp made five alterations to his starting lineup for the trip to the London Stadium, where Salah was among the players cut from the first XI, although he inevitably came onto the field in the second half.
However, the 31-year-old was seen exchanging a curt handshake with Klopp before his introduction, and as the German then embraced Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez, Salah moved away from his coach and teammates towards the touchline, anticipating his introduction.
Salah: 'There will be fire if I speak'After a West Ham chance went begging, Klopp then approached the Egypt international, who took issue with whatever his manager said and engaged in a verbal spat with the German for several seconds.
Nunez and Gomez eventually stepped in to calm Salah down, both having to physically intercept their enraged teammate, but Salah quickly ripped his arm from Gomez's grasp.
Walking through the mixed zone at the end of the game, the ex-Chelsea man — who had stormed down the tunnel at full time — did not stop to talk to journalists but made headlines with a one-word statement.
With a smile on his face, the Liverpool man simply said: «There's gonna be a fire
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