What Jurgen Klopp said about Liverpool return as Mohamed Salah piles pressure on Arne Slot
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Mohamed Salah has indicated he wants Liverpool to go back to the style Jurgen Klopp implemented, and the former Reds boss hasn't ruled out the possibility of returning to AnfieldJurgen Klopp hasn't ruled out a return to Liverpool in the future(Image: Getty Images)It was always inevitable that there would be supporters pining for Jurgen Klopp to return to Liverpool. Just ask Mohamed Salah.READ MORE: Arne Slot agreement reached on his future at Liverpool after Mohamed Salah statementREAD MORE: Why Xabi Alonso turned down Liverpool as Chelsea confirms appointment for next seasonAlthough Klopp wasn’t specifically named in the Egyptian’s latest shot at Slot, he may as well have been as Salah harked back to the style of football that turned Liverpool’s fortunes around.“I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies,” Salah posted on social media.“That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good.
It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.”Mohamed Salah made it clear he wants Liverpool to return to Jurgen Klopp's styleIt wasn’t the most subtle of messages from Salah, although with his exit impending, perhaps it wasn’t meant to be. Slot has faced a lot of criticism for the way in which his side has played this season, which has contributed to so many losing patience in him.There’s no doubt that fans would welcome Klopp back with open arms if there was the possibility that he could return to get Liverpool back to the style that Salah wants - and the man himself hasn’t ruled out such an eventuality.Bar the odd stint for charity games, Klopp has stayed away from management for the past couple of years, and has looked at ease in his role with Red Bull.
Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.Upon his departure from Liverpool in 2024, he insisted that he wouldn’t manage another Premier League side, although speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast a few months ago, he left the door open on a return to Merseyside."I said I will never coach a team in England again, that means if it's Liverpool, theoretically it's possible," Klopp explained.His love of Liverpool was clear to see again when he returned to Anfield in March as part of Sir Kenny Dalglish’s coaching team for the Legends game against Borussia Dortmund, with Klopp even confirming his intention to come back again next year.Jurgen Klopp hasn't ruled out returning to Liverpool in the future(Image: PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images)Whether the big job at Liverpool becomes available to him again before then remains to be seen. For the time being, the club appears to be standing by Slot, but there’s no doubt the pressure is building on him, especially after Salah’s statement.But while he hasn’t completely turned his back on the idea of managing again, Klopp is in no rush to step back into the dugout.“In this moment, there is nothing,” he said earlier this year.