West Ham vs Liverpool 1-3 Post Match Analysis|Mo Salah scores stunning double |close gap on Man City

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Yet watching Liverpool’s man-mountain of a manager explain to his granite-faced midfielder just why he had been taken off triggered images of a schoolboy looking up at his teacher.

And in barely a minute, he was taught a lesson in trusting the man who brought the Premier League to Anfield last season while he plots to keep it there.

Milner had put in his normal tireless shift for an injury-hit Liverpool as they threw themselves against a stout West Ham who were at that point refusing to buckle in the way they normally do against them.
He was understandably upset at being taken off from a game which at that point hung in the balance to be replaced by a relative rookie in Curtis Jones 12 minutes into the second half.
It looked for a few seconds as if Milner would throw a strop, staring up at his manager as most people do when up close to the 6ft 5in German.

Klopp employed his best diplomacy. Arms around Milner’s shoulders, explaining the decision. The player eventually trudged off in grudging acceptance but still with a bit of sulk on.

Sixty second later Jones had darted diagonally across the pitch to supply Mo Salah with the pass with which the striker finally broke the deadlock with a classy finish for the first goal.

It was the breakthrough Liverpool needed and Milner was seen laughing and joking with Klopp as if to say ‘ok boss, you win’.

From then on the defending champions went on the rampage. West Ham had been game but had to come out looking for an equaliser and were caught out twice more.
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Salah got the second from an outstanding team move, providing the finishing touch to a breathless team move that saw them hit the back of West Ham’s net within 30 seconds of the Hammers taking a corner.

And with six minutes to go, Gini Wijnaldum put it all to bed with the third, tapping in an assist from sub Firmino.

Klopp had been forced to explain that one too. He removed Xherdan Shaqiri with 21 minutes to go after the Swiss midfielder had laid off an exquisite lofted pass for Salah to stroke home his second goal.

Stand-in Shaqiri was just as frustrated as Milner had been and needed a full-on talking to from Klopp to outline why he had made the move.

Not long after his Brazilian replacement was laying off the short pass inside the West Ham box for Wijnaldum to poke the ball in.

Managers do not normally need to discuss why they make decisions in the middle of a game but when things have been as frustrating as they have for Liverpool in recent weeks there’s tension in the air.

It’s unlikely any of the players will question their boss again after his inspired substitutions confirmed that his team is back in the title race.

This victory lifts Liverpool into third place in the table within four points of the top and suddenly the Premier League table is starting to take on a familiar look again. Manchester City are top and Liverpool are closing in.

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