7.12.2025
Former Liverpool stars have knocked Mohammed Salah, saying he stepped out of line with his criticism of club manager Arne Slot over his lack of playing time.
After last Saturday’s 3-3 draw against Leeds Salah blew his tops saying he is being disrespected and no longer hand a relationship with Slot.
“It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus,” Salah said after the game at Elland Road.
“That is how I am feeling. I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame.
“I got a lot of promises in the summer and so far I am in the bench for three games so I can’t say they keep the promise.
“I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden, we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why, but it seems to me, how I see it, that someone doesn’t want me in the club.
“It is not acceptable for me. I don’t know why this is happening to me. I don’t get it. I think if this was somewhere else, every club would protect its player.”
Former striker Michael Owen said Salah shouldn’t have made such remarks at time the club was going through crisis.
“Oh Mo Salah,” he wrote on X. “I can imagine how you feel. You’ve carried this team for a long time and won everything there is to win.
“But this is a team game and you simply can’t publicly say what you’ve said. You’re going to Afcon in a week. Surely you bite your lip, enjoy representing your country and see how the land lies when you get back?”
Also former midfielder Danny Murphy added He said: “We know that’s an emotional response that doesn’t really stack up. Everyone has to keep fighting for their place – and keep fighting for a certain level. I don’t think he’s on his own. A lot of other big-name players are getting stick and some fans are turning, they are getting judged.”
“It’s not true. You can be angry, you can be frustrated, you can be emotional. He’s done wonderful things for the football club. You have to keep it in the four walls of the club. Knock on the manager’s door, go and speak with the CEO or whoever you might need to. Go and see the owners. Do whatever you’ve got to do. Express your frustration.
“By doing what he’s done, he’s causing the manager and the team a problem and he’s making it all about him. You just can’t do it. Whether you agree with him being left out or not, you don’t deal with it like this.”