Jurgen Klopp's Relaxed Reaction To Respond To Mohamed Salah's Anger When Withdrawn Out In Liverpool Vs Chelsea's Match

JAKARTA - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp relaxed in response to Mohamed Salah's anger when he was pulled out during the match against Chelsea. He could understand what his players were doing. In Sunday 13 August the match ended in a 1-1 draw for both teams. In the 77th minute Klopp decided to pull Salah out and the position of left-handed player was replaced by a young player, Ben Doak.

At that time, Salah left the field while showing an unhappy face. An annoyed expression radiated when he threw away the sanitary napkin he was wearing.

Even anger was still visible when Salah sat on the team's bench.

"I can understand because if Mo (Salah) scored that goal it would be a new record for goals scored in the opening match, but I didn't think about that," Klopp told Sky Sports.

"We need stability and fresher players. It was a game that was so intense for everyone. That's what I can say, his reaction really doesn't matter," continued Klopp about Salah.

The former Borussia Dortmund coach admitted that he would be surprised if a forward did not show a reaction like Salah in that condition. Especially when Salah was pulled out of the 1-1 draw match.

"When I changed players, at that time the position was 1-1. I knew Salah thought he would be able to score a goal. It's natural that he was annoyed and I would be surprised if that (difficult) didn't happen. So there's no problem," Klopp said.

In that match, Salah actually showed an impressive performance in the first half. This Egyptian star became the creator for Luis Diaz's opening goal in the 18th minute.

Salah could even put his name on the scoreboard in the 29th minute. However, the referee disallowed the goal because the former AS Roma player was already in an offside position before scoring a goal.