Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton says Mohamed Salah got into an altercation with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on the touchline during Saturday’s game against West Ham United, which got “out of control”.
Salah was absent from the match and collided with Klopp, who was preparing to come on as a substitute, in the 79th minute.
As a result of this draw, Liverpool were eliminated from the Europa League, leaving them five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Sutton felt the incident reflected poorly on the 31-year-old. He is the Reds’ top scorer with 24 goals this season, but has not been at his best in recent games.
“I didn’t like it, but I think it was Mo Salah who wasn’t right,” Sutton said on UAE breaking Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club.
“The truth is he is no different from his Liverpool team-mates and has not been well since coming back from injury.”
“I have nothing against Salah and Liverpool’s great players,” he said.
But Sutton believes Klopp is fully within his rights to choose his starting XI, and I think there is a limit and unfortunately for him he has exceeded that limit. I thought this would give me the best chance of securing victory.
“You can’t live off the past,” Sutton added.
“This is here and now and Klopp has decided to take him out. That is his prerogative. He is the manager and Salah is no different from any other teammate.” Fellow Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez fended him off.
Salah subsequently declined a request for an interview, saying: “If I talk about it today, I’ll burn out.”
Salah’s contract with Liverpool expires in the summer of 2025, and there has been talk of a possible transfer following the incident. There has been speculation about his future. To Saudi Arabia.
However, Liverpool’s stance has not changed. The Egyptian striker was not on sale before the game against West Ham and that remains the case.
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group recently appointed the club’s sporting director, Michael Edwards, as the company’s managing director of football.
With Richard Hughes set to step down as Bournemouth’s technical director at the end of the season and become the club’s new sporting director, Salah’s future will also be on the club’s agenda.
Former Everton midfielder Leon Osman agreed with Sutton that the West Ham incident has not reflected positively on Salah.
“If you act like that, you’re basically saying, ‘I should definitely play in front of them,’ and you’re being disrespectful to your teammates and the coach.” It shows,” Osman said.
“If you act like that, you’re basically saying, ‘I should definitely play in front of them,’ and you’re showing disrespect to your teammates and the coach. ” Osman said.
“Yes, he was the best player on the team, but you are also part of the team. We take turns most of the time and shake hands when we leave the field, because we have the same goal. Play a game of soccer Because we have the same goal: “Win.”
“Their escape and the end of their relationship is sad.”