A number of Liverpool supporters have been left fuming with Jurgen Klopp, following his decision to substitute Mohamed Salah against Chelsea.
The Reds lost a fifth Premier League home game in a row on Thursday night, with the Blues picking up a 1-0 win at Anfield.
It was yet another lifeless performance from Liverpool, who are now in serious danger of not even qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
On a night full of poor individual displays, Salah did at least vaguely look like making something happen, even if he was still muted by his world-class standards.
Incredibly, Klopp decided to replace him with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the second half, keeping under-performing pair Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino on the pitch instead.
It was a decision that made little sense, and predictably, Liverpool did nothing once Salah had been removed.
These Reds supporters took to Twitter to vent their fury at Klopp, following a truly baffling substitution.
The Salah sub felt petty.
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) March 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/bubbIxs/status/1367596943350919172?s=20
I love Jurgen Klopp but his substitution choices are an absolute disaster.
— Flanallana (@Flanallana) March 4, 2021
First substitution under Klopp in 6 years i can’t get my head around
How did our best player get subbed off— Fzed (@FowadZ23) March 4, 2021
That Salah substitution was Klopp's 'benching Gerrard against Madrid' moment. Completely lost the plot tonight and made the same errors he has been making since last 3 months. Pure arrogance and clulessness. Its becoming difficult to defend this anymore.
— Projwal (@Projwal_D) March 4, 2021
Will judge it properly at the end, but arguably Klopp's worst ever substitution that.
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) March 4, 2021
