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Jurgen Klopp explains controversial Mo Salah Liverpool substitution

March 4, 2021 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp bumps fists with Ozan Kabak and Andrew Robertson after the match [REUTERS]

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp raised eyebrows when he replaced top scorer Mohamed Salah in Thursday's 1-0 defeat by Chelsea but the German defended his decision, saying the striker was "feeling the intensity".

Klopp took off Salah, the league's leading scorer with 17 goals, for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 62nd minute when Liverpool were hunting an equaliser after Mason Mount had given Chelsea the lead in the first half.

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