DBasia.news – Jurgen Klopp said Sadio Mane was “fine” following his anger at being replaced by Mohamed Salah in Liverpool’s 7-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday night.
Roy Hodgson’s troops were rendered helpless by the Reds’ attack even though they played at home. Takumi Minamino immediately brought the visitors ahead when the game had only been running for three minutes.
Sadio Mane, Jordan Henderson, Roberto Firmino (2) and Mohamed Salah (2) then scored again to ensure his team took the three points home to Anfield. And it was the first time Liverpool had won an away match of the Premier League era by seven goals difference.
However, an incident occurred when Sadio Mane expressed his anger after he was replaced by Mohamed Salah in the 57th minute. However, Jurgen Klopp insisted that the forward’s emotions had died down after the final whistle sounded.
“Mane was not angry that Mo came in,” the Liverpool boss told BT Sport. “He was unhappy because he looked at the watch and he didn’t hold out until after the free kick.
“You can’t do everything, they are human. After the match everything was fine. All good.”
Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah has set his own record by becoming the first Liverpool substitute in the history of the highest caste of English football to score two goals and provide one assist with only 33 minutes on the field.
The Reds also confirmed to be top of the Premier League standings ahead of Christmas with this win, while Crystal Palace ended their three-match unbeaten run and finished 12th.