Liverpool struggled with shock of Mohamed Salah injury in Champions League final, says Jurgen Klopp

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Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool team struggled with the shock of losing Mohamed Salah as Real Madrid ran out Champions League winners.

The Reds were dominant in the opening stages before Salah and Sergio Ramos tumbled, with the Egyptian appearing to dislocate his shoulder.

Salah initially tried to continue but minutes later was withdrawn in tears as Real Madrid gained the upper hand and went on to win the competition for the third team on the trot.

"The plan is only to play to win, nothing else, not a lot to say," he told BT Sport. "We started well and played exactly like we wanted to.

"The situation with Sergio Ramos [and Mohamed Salah] looked really bad and it was a shock for the team, we lost the positive momentum and they immediately came up.

"We dropped deep and we could not get to Luka Modric or Toni Kroos. We had to run and work, we did that and half-time came.

"What can I say about the goals? We scored one, they scored three."

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