Sergio Ramos Calls Jurgen Klopp's Comments on Mo Salah Injury 'An Excuse'

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has commented Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is using Mohamed Salah's injury in the UEFA Champions League final as "an excuse" after the Egypt international was hurt in the showcase.

Klopp has said the attacker's forced substitution changed the game in favour of Los Blancos, prompting a retort from Madrid's centre-back.

ESPN's Dermot Corrigan quoted Ramos on Twitter:

Ramos was involved in the incident that saw Salah injured, as Real went on to win 3-1 against the Reds.

Speaking to France Football (h/t Connor Dunn of the Liverpool Echo), Klopp recently said the injury to Salah and his small squad size were the contributing factors to the defeat to the Spanish side.

Klopp said:

"We had a fantastic season last year, although the result of the Champions League final was not what we were hoping for.

Nobody was waiting for us there, even though, as the season progressed, we thought that the final was a possible goal.

Everyone knows that Mo Salah’s injury has changed things. But not only that. We are not going to rewrite the story, but we played the last two months of last season with twelve valid players.

We had to fight with Chelsea until the end (for a top four finish)."

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Ramos' stinging answer to Klopp's opinion is not unusual for the serial winner, who has always been happy to give blunt replies to questions.

The world watched on as Ramos and Salah collided in the final, and the pair tumbled with their arms locked together in the first half.

Salah suffered a dislocated shoulder in the incident, forcing the Egyptian to be prematurely replaced by Klopp.

The moment swung the contest back in favour of the reigning European champions, but it was a disastrous defensive display that saw Liverpool beaten in Kiev.

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Salah had proved to be a potent entity in English football, and if he had played 90 minutes in the final, Real would have had to perform at a higher level.

However, Reds goalkeeper Loris Karius made two vital errors, and Los Blancos cantered to a third straight Champions League crown.