Alan Shearer says he can understand why Mohamed Salah may have been angry toward Jurgen Klopp
Star striker Salah argued with his manager just seconds before coming on as a substitute at the London Stadium
Just seconds before Michael Antonio scored what proved to be the goal that would earn West Ham a point.
Klopp tried to play down the row after the match. He said: "We spoke already in the dressing room. For me it's done."
Salah said: "There is going to be fire today if I speak."
Salah has scored 210 goals in 346 appearances during his decorated Liverpoolcareer and is the club's leading marksman this season with 24 in all competitions
Like many of his team-mates, his form has dipped in recent weeks and, along with fellow forward Darwin Nunez, he was dropped for the trip to the Hammers.
Shearer, who is the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer, believes Salah had right to be "riled".
Shearer
"We don't know what Klopp has said to him there, he's said something that has riled him,"
"He's obviously got the right hump with being left out and probably rightly so. Even though he hasn't hit the heights that Mo Salah has done over the years, he's been unbelievable.
"Ignores Jurgen, gives Liverpool fans a little round of applause and goes straight down the tunnel but we're guessing as to what Jurgen said to him.
“I understand if Mo has got the right hump because the number of times he's been Liverpool's saviour and Liverpool's superstar.
"He's got 17 in 25 league starts. Anyone else you'd look at that and think that was unbelievable. It's a shame it's going to end like that."
Peter Crouch also had his say.
Crouch said:
“It didn’t look good. I can’t say exactly what they’re saying, it didn’t look good, I don’t think it looks good for the club.
"Listen, Mo Salah is a player who starts the majority of games for Liverpool, he’ll be fuming.
“He’ll be fuming to be on the bench. Players like that who are expected to start are never happy, but no-one likes to see this, between a manager and a real key player."
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