He insisted his top scorer, who has contributed to 30 Premier League goals, was “only expressing regret to the fans” for their collective lack of achievement this season.
Note that Mohamed Salah signed a new contract with Liverpool last summer.
Klopp insists Salah loves life at Anfield, as he is determined to have a squad of players who would love to be there no matter what European Championship they play in.
The Liverpool manager said: “Don’t worry (about him leaving). Mo obviously loves being here. Mo was part of what he said in his apology. He apologizes for what we did and don’t apologize for what other people do.. It’s okay.”
He added: “If a player came to me and said, ‘We haven’t qualified for the Champions League, I have to go’… I would drive him to the other club myself. I would take the key to the car and say, ‘Come to the car, where do you want to go? I’ll drive you myself.'” According to what was reported by the British press.
And the German coach went on to say: “It would be something I never understood. I would say: ‘We didn’t qualify for the Champions League, I have to work in the Champions League, so I will go.'”
“I’m responsible for this mess, or whatever, so you can’t go in those times,” he said. “That’s not the case with Mo at all, and no one else has never said such a thing to me… They ask me if they can have a longer vacation.” or something else.”
Salah, Liverpool’s top scorer this season, took to social media platforms on Thursday night to vent his frustration as Manchester United fans celebrated Champions League qualifying at Old Trafford.
Salah said in a post: “I am completely devastated. There is absolutely no excuse for this. We had everything we needed to reach the Champions League next year and we failed. We are Liverpool and qualifying for this competition is the minimum. I’m sorry but it’s too early to post a positive or optimistic message. We failed ourselves and you. ”
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