Liverpool fans think they’ve spotted Fernando Torres clue after Mohamed Salah substitution

Liverpool supporters had a flashback to 2010 through the 1-0 defeat by Chelsea final night time.

The Reds endured one other painful sport at dwelling as Mason Mount’s first-half purpose was sufficient for the Blues to turn out to be the fifth successive facet to take the factors away from Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp’s facet failed to attain at dwelling for the second straight sport as an eighth league defeat of the season left them in seventh place, 4 factors adrift of Chelsea in fourth.

They managed only one shot on course in opposition to the Blues’ defence, which has now conceded simply two targets in 10 video games beneath Thomas Tuchel.

It was one more irritating night time for Liverpool , who additionally had a penalty enchantment turned down by referee Martin Atkinson and VAR for a handball by N’Golo Kante.

Issues have been made even worse by Mohamed Salah’s response to Klopp’s double-substitution on 62 minutes.

With Liverpool chasing an equaliser, Klopp opted to deliver on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Diogo Jota for Salah and Curtis Jones.

Salah failed to cover his frustration at what was his earliest substitution since September 2017, whereas his agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, didn’t assist issues by posting a cryptic tweet through the sport.

The scenario reminded Reds followers of Rafa Benitez’s determination to take off Fernando Torres, with the rating at 1-1 in opposition to Birmingham Metropolis in April 2010.

Benitez introduced on David Ngog for the Spaniard, who had scored 20 targets that season, as Liverpool chased a top-four end.

Ngog didn’t take a number of probabilities because the 1-1 draw left them 4 factors adrift of Manchester Metropolis in fourth place. Liverpool went on to complete seventh, seven factors off fourth spot, within the 2009/10 season.

Salah is the Premier League’s top-scorer with 17 targets in 26 video games, and his substitution was seen as unusual by many.

Nevertheless, Klopp performed down the Egyptian’s response in his post-match press convention.

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“I’m completely satisfied when the boys look upset, that’s not an issue,” Klopp mentioned.

“I didn’t see it from Mo. The explanation for the sub was I might have modified different gamers as effectively however the motive was he regarded like he felt the depth and I didn’t need to danger him.

“That’s all. It’s actually uncommon and normally Mo seems surprisingly contemporary till the top. I assumed he didn’t look contemporary any extra. The final two or three years don’t have anything to do with that.”