Klopp justifies replacing Mohamed Salah in Liverpool’s defeat
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp revealed that he replaced Egyptian star
Mohamed Salah in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal because he needed a
“very intense” defensive display on his right side.
Liverpool late at the Emirates Stadium as Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal
in front after 58 seconds, then Darwin Nunez equalized the result,
but Klopp’s men were late in the first half after Bukayo Saka’s goal.
Roberto Firmino equalized the result again, but Arsenal got an easy penalty
that Saka converted to secure the victory for Mikel Arteta’s team.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah struggled to make an impact and substituted
in the 69th minute when the score was tied with two goals each.
When asked why Salah was replaced, Klopp said after the match:
“I thought we could do it in order to focus on defending again and at a high level..
and we tried to put Henderson in that side there. Salah has done an incredible job,
so great effort.” .
He added: “Sometimes the game is very intense, which is why we thought
we could do it with Henderson. We still wanted to win, even when we took out
the striker,” according to the English newspaper Metro.
Klopp relinquishes the title race
Klopp also excluded his team from the title struggle, as Liverpool are 14 points
behind the Premier League and leaders Arsenal, and said: “Yes, we are not in a race for the title.”
However, Klopp stressed that his team will fight to the end, indicating that this
is what he has to do and is what he will do.
Klopp expressed his dissatisfaction with the position and position of his team in
the rankings, noting that none of the players is satisfied with that.
Klopp justifies replacing Mohamed Salah in Liverpool’s defeat
