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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp responds to Mo Salah and Firmino rumours in Twitter rant
LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp launched a fiery response to recent Twitter rumours as he addressed concerns over Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino after a rout of Huddersfield.
The Reds claimed an emphatic 5-0 win over the already-relegated Terriers at Anfield and led after just 15 seconds through Naby Keita
Braces for Sadio Mane and Mo Salah strengthened the pair’s respective Golden Boot hopes as Klopp’s side secured an emphatic win that puts them on 91 points for the season with two games remaining.
Liverpool’s win was their 10th successive across all competitions and marks their best run of victories since 11 consecutive triumphs in May 2006.
The Merseyside outfit are also 19 matches unbeaten across all competitions, their longest such streak for 23 years, as they at least temporarily moved back to the top of the league ahead of title rivals Manchester City.
But Liverpool were without star forward Roberto Firmino against Huddersfield, after rumours circulated on Twitter leading up to the game that the Brazilian would be ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury.
Klopp, however, delivered a firm response to such speculation and also dismissed claims of a fall-out with Salah after recent reports that the duo’s relationship had suddenly broken down.
The German told BBC Sport: “Wow! I always tell you, don’t believe three per-cent of what is on social media!
“Let’s start with that, I had no argument with Mo Salah. Especially not after the Chelsea game. I have no clue why that should have happened.
Don’t believe three per-cent of what is on social media!
“And Roberto Firmino is not out for the rest of the season.
“It’s true yesterday, after training, he fell obviously a little bit, he went to the physiotherapist and they wanted to wait overnight.
“This morning he came and said he still feels it a little bit. It’s kind of a small tear. We will see.
“It’s Bobby Firmino, so I would say it’s likely he’s ready for Barcelona. Of course we don’t know 100 per-cent.
“It’s not too long a time. Like I said, it’s Bobby and he’s a machine. We will see. We will take no risk of course.
“It’s good that we showed that it works without him as well.”
Klopp also expanded on Firmino in his post-match press conference, reiterating his confidence he will be back for Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday (8pm).
He added: “The official diagnosis is that he has a small tear in a very small muscle. Apart from the word 'tear' everything is positive.
“It's Bobby, so he might be ready for Wednesday but we don't know obviously at the moment.
“But because it's him, it's rather likely than not. But we will see. Of all the bad news we could get, it's probably the best. But it's still bad enough that he couldn't play tonight.”