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Furious Mohamed Salah shut out manager Jurgen Klopp when he was sent off in Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Brighton.
Salah started the clash on the south coast with Sadio Mane on the bench as Jurgen Klopp rotated his squad to cope with a hectic schedule.
Salah, 28, did not participate in his last Premier League match against Leicester due to the coronavirus and was retired after an hour against Atalanta in the middle of the week.
But, as fresh as he was to face Brighton, he was the man who gave way to Mane at the hour mark, moments after Diogo Jota in shape had put the Reds in the lead.
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Salah threw up his hands in disgust as his number went up the board and shook his head as he walked off the field.
After high-fives with Mane, he didn’t even glance in manager Klopp’s direction as he burst into the stands and took his seat without saying a word to any teammates or staff.
Salah’s frustration was clear and there was more reason to be upset when a late Pascal Gross penalty, awarded after the VAR verified an Andy Robertson challenge on Danny Welbeck, earned Brighton a point.
“The day Mo Salah is fine when he leaves the field, then something is wrong,” Klopp said after the game.
“We just have to be careful [with him], he doesn’t like that. “
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Klopp had returned to using four attacking players in his starting lineup, with Salah joined by Jota, Roberto Firmino and Takumi Minamino, with Mane alone on the bench.
Since Jota’s arrival and his recent excellent form, Klopp has occasionally deviated from the 4-3-3 formation that has served Liverpool so well in recent seasons.
Speaking last week, Salah insisted on his joy at Jota’s impact and made it clear that he has no problems with the line-up change.
“We are happy for him. As teammates, we try to push each other every day in practice.
“So seeing someone come in and score goals also makes you happy for him because you feel like he’s going to help your team and make it easier for us up front.
“Hopefully that happens over and over again. Scoring a few goals is a good way to start here, perhaps with confidence.”
“Having someone else who can score goals is a great option for us. Now with Diogo we can play four together or we can still play three.”
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