Liverpool star Mohamed Salah recalls stunned one-word response to Jurgen Klopp’s shock Anfield exit

Mohamed Salah has revealed his shock at Jurgen Klopp’s exit, having initially thought Virgil van Dijk was winding him up.

The German stunned the football world in January when he announced he would be standing down as manager at the end of the season.

Salah and Klopp have enjoyed plenty of success together at AnfieldCredit: AFPKlopp, who is currently the longest-serving manager at a single club in the English football pyramid, had been contracted at Liverpool until 2026.

But the 56-year-old has blamed fatigue as his reason for leaving, having been pushing for silverware since joining the club in 2015.

And Salah, who was brought to Liverpool by Klopp from Roma in 2017, was left with just one question when he found out- ‘Why?’

Speaking to Sky Sports, Salah reflected on how he reacted on the day Klopp announced to the squad he would be departing Anfield.

READ MORE ON LIVERPOOLHe said: “It was weird, usually we don’t do meetings at 10.30am, that is usually report times, 12am is training.

“And then they said there was a meeting at 10.30, I was like, ‘What?’

“[Klopp’s] agent was here, and I was like, ‘Oh he’s renewing his contract!’

“Because usually there is no meeting at that time, then five minutes before the meeting, Virgil is telling me, ‘Do you know what the meeting is about?’