Jurgen Klopp makes Mohamed Salah feelings clear and tells 'truth' on Liverpool performances

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Jurgen Klopp has opened up on his relationship with Mohamed Salah, with the pair having infamously clashed towards the end of the German's time in charge at LiverpoolJurgen Klopp has made his feelings clear on Mohamed Salah following his exit from Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is friends with Mohamed Salah, despite the pair’s public fallout towards the end of the former’s time in charge at Liverpool.Both Klopp and Salah have now departed Anfield, with the latter bringing the curtain down on his nine-year spell this summer, having reached an agreement with Liverpool to waive the final year of his contract.Salah’s exit came after a controversial season in which he hit out at the club’s heirarchy and former head coach Arne Slot, but that’s not the only time he has clashed with the man at the helm during his time on Merseyside.The Egyptian infamously argued with Klopp during the German’s final few weeks in charge, with Salah reacting angrily after being dropped to the bench for a game against West Ham in 2024.Although Salah didn’t appear to be on the best of terms with his former manager by the time Klopp left the club, the 59-year-old has revealed he does in fact hold a good relationship with his old star player."We are friends now," Klopp told ESPN. I cannot be their best friend.Salah clashed with Klopp towards the end of the German's time at Liverpool(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)“While you're working together, players sometimes think I'm not even their friend because I have to make some decisions they don't like.

If you don't take risks, where's excitement? Where's the outcome?“How can you reach the next level if you don't try things other people can't do?

But I can't remember one player to be honest who did that.“Of course, as a coach, you stand out there and you think, 'Yeah, he could do this better, he could do that better.' But looking back, we just witnessed greatness.Mohamed Salah leaves Liverpool this summer(Image: (Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images))"That's the truth as well. That's the truth as well because most of the time he delivered in an incredible way and most of the time he's got incredible goals.“Most of the time he decided games for us and most of the time he pushed us to the next level.