Mohamed Salah vs Jurgen Klopp: Michail Antonio Opens Up on What Liverpool Boss Told His Player

• Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp had a touchline spat at the weekend
• This was before the winger entered into the action for the final minutes
• West Ham star Michail Antonio has disclosed what the manager said

West Ham forward, Michail Antonio, has opened up on what transpired between Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah during their touchline confrontation at the weekend.

Liverpool travelled to the London Olympic Stadium to get a result that could help turn their season around after seeing their title chase crumble in the last weeks.

However, they had to fight back after West Ham responded to their opening goal with two, taking the lead in front of their fans and keeping their European dreams alive.

Antonio discloses what Klopp said to Salah

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Salah was named on the substitutes bench for the crucial tie, and when he was to be sent into action, he and his manager got into a confrontation and had to be separated.

The details of their fracas remain unknown until now when West Ham star, Antonio, disclosed what the manager said to the player. He detailed this on Footballers’ Football Podcast via Mirror UK.

The Jamaican forward admitted what he said was not inside information, and nobody had told him anything, but what he heard the boys talking about on the training ground.

"As the [Liverpool] players come on, Klopp always gives them a big hug and says 'good luck', but when Mo came on, he walked in a different direction and was doing his shin pads and stuff like that.

“Klopp has put his hand out to him and his hand was there for a bit and as Mo stopped doing what he was doing, he just slapped his [Klopp's] hand as a high five. Obviously, Klopp didn’t like that and he was like, ‘Do you want to sit back down?’, basically saying, 'Do you want to go on?'. And nobody has told me what Mo said back.”

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Per Goal, the Egyptian refused to comment when he walked past the mixed zone but said if he said anything, there would be fire. The manager claimed it was settled.

The German manager is in his final weeks as Reds boss after announcing that he would step down at the end of the season. He has spent nine years in charge.

Feyenoord boss, Arne Slot, will replace him in the Anfield dugout next season after the Reds agreed a compensation fee of £9.9 million with the Dutch club for the 45-year-old.

The winger could also leave the club this summer, with Saudi Arabia as his most likely destination.

Four times Klopp clashed with Salah

Sports Brief analysed the previous four times Salah clashed with Klopp after the touchline altercation during Liverpool's 2-2 draw against West Ham.

The two have clashed three times this season, including the opening day's 1-1 draw against Chelsea, when the winger reacted angrily to his substitution.