Mohamed Salah 'deserves respect' and outgoing Jurgen Klopp 'causing problems' for Liverpool

talkSPORT presenter Gabby Agbonlahor has criticized Jurgen Klopp for his treatment of Mohamed Salah in Liverpool's match against West Ham.

The German decided to leave his star player on the bench after a poor performance in the Merseyside derby for the trip to east London, which saw him on the bench for the final 12 minutes of the game.

Just before he came on, West Ham equalized through Michail Antonio to make it 2-2, leading to the Reds dropping further points in their quest for the Premier League title.

klopp Then he could be seen trying Salahwho responded in a brief but heated conversation.

After the game, neither of them wanted to talk about what happened, although Klopp assured that everything was fixed.

However, Agbonlahor Consider that Salah had every right to be upset.

Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: “I think it comes from Salah. Salah is not a substitute.

“You can put Salah on the bench if you are rotating. But Salah has scored 210 goals and has 86 assists for Liverpool.

“A game against West Ham is tough, you don't give it 12 minutes. That's what he probably said on the bench. '12 minutes, come on, I'm Salah, you wouldn't have a trophy without me.' Jürgen'.

“They wouldn't have won any trophies without Salah. He's been incredible for that football club. Where's the respect?”

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It was a strange situation and not something you would expect to see in public.

Salah and Klopp are Liverpool legends for what they have done at Anfield, but it is clear that the pressure of the title race is getting to them.

Of course, the German will not be at Liverpool next season, with Arne Slot looks set to replace Klopp.

Meanwhile, Salah's future is very uncertain and Agbonlahor believes incidents like this could accelerate his departure.

He said: “Klopp is causing problems for the Liverpool team next season by bothering the players.

“There is talk of Salah leaving. Could this affect Salah now?

“You need to win a game to fight for the title and you are giving your star player 12 minutes, so you can't blame him on the bench.

“I think Klopp was wrong to disrespect Salah.”

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That draw against the Hammers means Liverpool have won just one of their last five league games, with hopes of a second top-flight title under Klopp fading.

It has been a painful few months for the Reds, who have seen their hopes of four trophies disappear.

Clearly, the pressure is affecting everyone associated with Liverpool, including Salah and Klopp.