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  • EPL: I already addressed the touchline row with Salah – Jurgen Klopp

    EPL: I already addressed the touchline row with Salah – Jurgen Klopp

    Jurgen Klopp the Liverpool manager,  has opened up on the touchline row between him and Salah during West Ham vs Liverpool.

    West Ham dreww 2-2 with Liverspool at the London Stadium.

    Klopp dropped Salah for the game at the London Stadium but with the Reds winning the match 2-1, the German coach asked Salah to strip and join the play.

    However, while waiting to come on, Michail Antonio headed in an equalizer.

    The cameras then captured Klopp and Salah arguing at each other, with a fellow substitute, Nunez  pushing his teammate away.

    When asked about his exchange with Salah on the touchline, Klopp said: “No [I can’t say what was said], but we spoke about it already in the dressing room. That’s done.”

  • Salah and Mane never best friends – Firmino

    Salah and Mane never best friends – Firmino

    Roberto Firmino admits former Liverpool teammates Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were never close.

    Firmino made the admission in his new book, recalling their infamous bust-up against Burnley.

    He wrote: “The atmosphere was clearly tense. Despite the good result, an outbreak of rage from Sadio occurred in the game when he was replaced in the last minutes. My English is not very good, so I can’t tell you exactly what Mana shouted when he left. But there was definitely nothing pleasant about this!

    “I knew these guys very well, maybe better than anyone else. I saw with my own eyes, grimaces, body language, dissatisfaction when one was angry with the other. I felt it. I was the link go-between them in our attacking game and firefighters in those moments. For many, this disagreement between Sadio and Mo was the first, and for some, the first and last. But I knew that it was brewing since the previous season. My instinct and my duty was discharge the situation between them. Pour water into the fire, not gasoline.

    “They were never best friends.

    “It was rarely possible to see how they were talking, and I’m not sure if this was due to the rivalry of Egypt and Senegal in African competitions. I really don’t know.”

  • You can’t break Liverpool records if you leave – Alisson tells Salah

    You can’t break Liverpool records if you leave – Alisson tells Salah

    Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been urged to stay at the club beyond the end of the season.

    Salah rejected a move to the Saudi Pro League in the summer, despite a mega offer.

    However, reports have suggested that another bid will be arriving when this season concludes.

    His Liverpool teammate Alisson told the club website: “This guy is amazing. I’m so glad to have him in our team. I hope he can break all the records that he has in front of him as long as he keeps the red shirt on him.

    “Every three points we can get is massive for us. Today was even more special for us as it was a derby. We know the importance for the supporters, for the city, for everybody and for us as well.

    “We are going to keep fighting and let’s see what we can reach. It’s always tough to come back from the national team and play a 12.30. We were travelling a lot, going to South America and playing hard games, but I’m glad we could get the three points. That was massive today.”

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  • Liverpool turn down £150 million offer for Salah

    Liverpool turn down £150 million offer for Salah

    Liverpool have rejected a 150 million pounds (190 million dollars) offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi Arabia Pro League side Al-Ittihad.

    The Egypt international has been the subject of interest from the Middle East for some time and a verbal offer was made on Friday.

    However, the club have rejected it out of hand and consider the matter closed as the forward is not for sale.

    The offer is understood to have been 100 million pounds upfront with a further 50 million pounds in add-ons.

    While the figure looks appealing for a 31-year-old, Liverpool are determined to resist any attempt to lure Salah away.

    He is a player who has scored 138 goals in 221 appearances in six seasons, during which time he was won the Premier League Golden Boot on three occasions.

    Even if they were mindful to contemplate a sale, which sources insist is completely off the table, it would leave them with no time to find a replacement.

    That is even if they can find one of the calibre even close to that of Salah.

    Asked about the prospect of Salah leaving, manager Jürgen Klopp said: “The position remains the same, absolutely. No doubt about that.

    “We cannot (sell Salah). That’s how it is. Nothing else to say.”

  • EPL: Klopp reacts to Salah’s attitude after his substitution

    EPL: Klopp reacts to Salah’s attitude after his substitution

    Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has reacted to Salah’s attitude after being substituted in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

    Salah was visibly angry after he was replaced in the 75th minute by youngster, Ben Doak.

    Klopp has now said that he doesn’t expect Salah to be happy with his decision.

    Salah, who had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half, was seeking to score in Liverpool’s first game of the season for the seventh consecutive year.

    “I can understand because if Mo scored, it would have been a new record for goals scored in the opening game, but I didn’t think about that. We needed stability, and we needed fresh legs. It was super intense for everybody. That’s all I can say about it; his reaction was absolutely okay.

    “When I sub a player and he is jumping into my arms at 1-1 and he is a striker who thinks he will score, I would be really surprised, so that’s absolutely fine,” Klopp said.

  • Don’t borrow to buy Salah ram, cleric cautions Muslims

    Don’t borrow to buy Salah ram, cleric cautions Muslims

    Malam Muhammad Adewoyin, Chief Imam of Ar-razaq Mosque at Tanke in Ilorin, has cautioned Muslims against engaging in borrowing to fulfill the religious obligation of sacrificing an animal during Salah.

    Adewoyin told newsmen on Tuesday that the act of sacrificing an animal during Salah is a symbol of obedience and devotion to Allah.

    ”Borrowing to fulfil this obligation is a way of imposing an unnecessary financial burden on oneself. Salah is not an opportunity to show off affluence or materialism,” he said.

    The cleric, who is also the Principal Assistant Registrar at University of Ilorin, said it is common knowledge that celebrating with friends and family during the Salah period Islamically recognised.

    “However, Muslims are expected to spend responsibly during the Salah celebration,” he added.

    Adewoyin pointed out also that it is not obligatory for Muslims to purchase new clothes or engage in lavish spending solely for the purpose of celebrating Salah.

    He urged Muslims in the country to be prudent generally while celebrating during the period.

  • Salah, Jota grab doubles as Liverpool whip Leeds United 6-1

    Salah, Jota grab doubles as Liverpool whip Leeds United 6-1

    Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota both scored twice as Liverpool returned to winning ways in the English Premier League (EPL) with a 6-1 hammering of Leeds United on Monday.

    Jurgen Klopp’s side had not tasted victory in any competition since the March 5 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United but ended a five-game winless streak at their relegation-threatened hosts.

    Liverpool took control through a quickfire first-half double from Cody Gakpo and Salah, although Luis Sinisterra pulled one back two minutes into the second half at Elland Road.

    There was to be no dramatic turnaround as a Jota brace, either side of Salah’s second, made sure of three points before Darwin Nunez then completed the scoring off the bench.

    The points moved the Reds to within six of Europa League qualification.

    Leeds United should have taken the lead against the run of play when Rodrigo headed a glorious seventh-minute chance straight at Alisson from Jack Harrison’s free-kick.

    But Liverpool were in front when Trent Alexander-Arnold dispossessed Junior Firpo before playing a one-two with Salah and teeing up a simple Gakpo finish for the 35th-minute opener.

    Salah doubled Liverpool’s lead just four minutes later with a rasping drive past Illan Meslier after Jota’s delicate offload.

    An Ibrahima Konate mistake allowed Sinisterra to race through and chip Alisson, but Leeds’ momentum was soon halted when Curtis Jones found Jota to curl past the onrushing Meslier.

    Brenden Aaronson struck the upright with a whipped long-range attempt, before a selfless Gakpo pass rolled in Salah for a cool left-footed finish into the bottom-left corner.

    Jota found the same corner from Jordan Henderson’s pass, with Nunez then capping the rout by latching onto Alexander Arnold’s dinked ball and dispatching past Meslier.

    Klopp’s side had recorded just 13 points in their 15 Premier League away games this season prior to this trip, but Leeds United remains a happy hunting ground for the Reds.

    Liverpool have not lost any of their last six league visits to Elland Road, dating back to a 4-3 defeat in November 2000.

    That was when Mark Viduka scored all four Leeds United goals.

    While out of the running for any silverware this term, Klopp will want his team to produce similar away performances across the remainder of the season.

    This is necessary as they bid for European qualification.

    However, this has been a slightly quiet season for Salah compared to his usual lofty standards, having scored 13 times in 29 league outings before this clash.

    But the Liverpool man again came to the fore against Leeds United.

    The forward has scored nine times against Leeds United in the Premier League, with no Reds player managing more.

    Only Gordon Hodgson can match that tally in Liverpool’s entire league history.

    Leeds United were thrashed 5-1 at home by Crystal Palace last time out and have now shipped 16 goals in their four league games in April.

    This is more than any other team this month.

    The Whites’ defensive struggles continued here, although they may have felt aggrieved with Gakpo’s opener.

    This was after it appeared Alexander-Arnold handled when dispossessing Firpo in the build-up.

    Liverpool now host strugglers Nottingham Forest on Saturday, when Leeds United visit Fulham.

  • EPL: Why I benched, Van Dijk, Salah ,Trent against Chelsea – Klopp

    EPL: Why I benched, Van Dijk, Salah ,Trent against Chelsea – Klopp

    Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has stated reasons to leave out winger Mohamed Salah, Right back Andy Robertson from the starting XI for their clash at Chelsea.

    The Reds played out a 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night .

    Recall that Klopp’s Liverpool lost by 4-1 against Manchester City over the weekend at the Etihad.

    Klopp has made six changes from that match at the Etihad, with Salah, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson dropping to the bench.

    Defender Virgil van Dijk is not included in the match day squad due to illness.

    “Virgil’s unavailable. All the rest, some get rest, some need rest.

    “We need fresh minds. We are not overly happy so there must be an opportunity for other players to show what they can do,” Klopp told Sky Sports.

  • UCL: Real Madrid defeated Liverpool in final to ridicule Salah – Rodrygo

    UCL: Real Madrid defeated Liverpool in final to ridicule Salah – Rodrygo

    Real Madrid star Rodrygo has revealed that the La Liga side had to defeat Liverpool in the Champions League final in order to ridicule Mohamed Salah.

    “We had heard his statements, yes. We get everything,” said Rodrigo on the YouTube podcast Podpah.

    “Sometimes it’s not even about winning. If someone provokes you, you mainly want to win so that you can catch them there later. We had resolved that we had to win in order to ridicule Salah.”

    According to Rodrygo, Luka Modric had some words for Salah when Real’s players made a guard of honour for the losing finalist.

    “Salah passed us visibly shaken. Modric stood in front and said to him ‘Okay okay, better next time’. When I heard that I started laughing really hard.”

  • UCL: Salah, Mane lacked belief to make difference in final – Wenger

    UCL: Salah, Mane lacked belief to make difference in final – Wenger

    Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane failed to perform in their Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

    Real Madrid scored with their first shot on target of the game and were able to hold on to secure a 1-0 win and their 14th Champions League trophy. The defeat came just six days after Liverpool’s Premier League dream ended on the final day of the season.

    Wenger believes the drama-filled final day of the campaign had an impact on Liverpool’s performance on Saturday, explaining to beIN Sports that he believed both Salah and Mane were disappointing.

    “I wonder after watching that game if the disappointment of last week, being beaten [to the title] in the last game of the season had somewhere dropped a level of confidence. You felt as well that Salah, Mane, the guys who make the difference, didn’t have the same freshness, the same belief that they can make the difference.”

    Wenger went on to praise the performance of Madrid’s key man Thibaut Courtois, who was named Man of the Match for his heroics between the posts.

    The Frenchman said: “Overall they came short, we must be honest, because of Courtois. I felt at some stage that if Liverpool came back to 1-1 they’d come back and win the game. But they never found that special moment where they could finish their chances off, and a lot of that is down to Courtois.”