Klopp, Salah Involved in Touchline Spat During Liverpool's Draw at West Ham

Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Liverpool - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 27, 2024 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah talks to manager Juergen Klopp Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Liverpool - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 27, 2024 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah talks to manager Juergen Klopp Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
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Klopp, Salah Involved in Touchline Spat During Liverpool's Draw at West Ham

Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Liverpool - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 27, 2024 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah talks to manager Juergen Klopp Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Liverpool - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 27, 2024 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah talks to manager Juergen Klopp Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and star forward Mohamed Salah were involved in a touchline confrontation during the team’s 2-2 draw with West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Salah was a substitute for the game and was preparing to come on in the 82nd minute when Klopp went over to speak to the Egypt winger.
Salah answered back with his arms outstretched then started to point at Klopp, who was nodding while looking out onto the field. Darwin Nunez, who was also about to enter as a sub, got in between Salah and Klopp and pushed away his teammate.
Klopp refused to divulge the reason behind the spat, The Associated Press reported.
“No, we already spoke in the dressing room,” Klopp said. “For me, that’s done.”
Klopp is leaving at the end of the season after nearly nine years in charge.
The 31-year-old Salah is going through a run of poor form, scoring in just one of his last six games. He has started on the bench for two of Liverpool’s last three matches.



Postecoglou Says Spurs’ Inconsistency Down to Him

Tottenham Hotspur's Australian coach Ange Postecoglou reacts during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 10, 2024. (AFP)
Tottenham Hotspur's Australian coach Ange Postecoglou reacts during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 10, 2024. (AFP)
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Postecoglou Says Spurs’ Inconsistency Down to Him

Tottenham Hotspur's Australian coach Ange Postecoglou reacts during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 10, 2024. (AFP)
Tottenham Hotspur's Australian coach Ange Postecoglou reacts during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 10, 2024. (AFP)

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou took responsibility for his side's inconsistency this season after they fell to a shock 2-1 home loss to promoted Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday.

Having eliminated Manchester City in the League Cup before beating Aston Villa 4-1 in the Premier League last weekend, Spurs were stunned by Galatasaray 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday.

On Sunday, boos rang out from Spurs fans at the final whistle as Ipswich claimed their first Premier League victory since April 2002.

The defeat left Spurs in 10th place with 16 points from 11 matches.

"The inconsistency we're having this year, ultimately it comes down to me and my approach and something I need to try and fix and see if I can help the players in that area," Postecoglou told reporters.

The Australian did not think Spurs' Thursday-Sunday run of fixtures was the reason for their struggles.

"If we were seeing that we'd probably feel it more at the end of games and we're not feeling it at the end of games," he added.

Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr and striker Dominic Solanke both left Sunday's game due to injury but Postecoglou thought both players had avoided serious problems.

"I think Pape is all right. He just got a bit of a knock," he added. "Dom jarred his knee, it was pretty sore but he wanted to continue. Hopefully it is nothing serious."