Liverpool is going through the end of an era and the internal crisis, hidden until now, is beginning to surface publicly. The hot weather was evident at the end of the 2-2 draw against West Ham, a result that practically dropped them from the fight for the title in the Premier League, when Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp had a strong exchange on the edge of the playing field. .
The Egyptian striker, a substitute during the visit to London, was preparing to enter the field of play when, in the 77th minute, West Ham tied the match 2-2. There was immediately a back-and-forth with Klopp that aroused Captain Salah’s anger. They began with pompous gestures and the discussion escalated, so much so that the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez had to intervene to separate them.. Ugh…
A while later, in the mixed zone, Salah refused to make any statements but played it cool: “If I speak today there will be fire”. The imminent departure of Kloop (he has been in charge of the team since 2016) at the end of the season revealed a complicated climate at Liverpool, also overstated by the poor sporting performance: they were eliminated in the Europa League and were also relegated in the Premier.
Logically, the topic also appeared in the conference of the German coach, who preferred not to delve too deeply into what happened. “We talked about it in the locker room. My feeling is that with that it’s finished for me. That’s it, that’s it.”
Liverpool further and further away in the Premier
With this bitter draw against West Ham, Liverpool almost says goodbye to the Premier League title, with three games left to play for the Reds, third after Arsenal and Manchester City.
With two draws and two defeats in five games in the championship, Liverpool has 75 points, while Arsenal has 77 and Manchester City 76, who have one and two more games to play.
The calendar does not invite optimism for the team led by Jurgen Klopp, with matches against Tottenham, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton.
This Saturday, in London, Liverpool had no luck seeing how the VAR denied them a penalty for a slight offside by Colombian striker Luis Díaz, who then ran into the right post of the goal defended by Frenchman Alphonse Areola (40 ).
And as has happened in recent weeks, his offensive merits were overshadowed by his fragility at the back, especially in the set-piece game.
Jarrod Bowen scored a beautiful cross header from a corner (43), reaching 16 goals in the Premier League and 20 in all competitions.
Liverpool responded with a shot by Andy Robertson (48) from inside the area after a pass from Díaz.
The Hammers fell asleep after going through the locker room and in the 65th minute Liverpool scored, with the Dutchman Cody Gakpo hitting a lucky shot that was deflected by two defenders.
But finally a header from Michail Antonio (77), alone in the area, left the Reds without two vital points in the fight for the Premier.
