Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has been quick to point out Liverpool fans’ reaction to Mo Salah’s return following Jamie Carragher’s comments about the Egyptian star.
Rio Ferdinand has reignited his feud with Jamie Carragher after Mohamed Salah returned for Liverpool’s game against Brighton. The Egyptian came on midway through the first half and provided an assist as the Reds beat the Seagulls 2-0.
Carragher has been an outspoken critic of Salah since his extraordinary outburst last weekend. After starting on the bench for three consecutive Premier League games, Salah questioned his future after the 3-3 draw with Leeds, when he lashed out at the club and Arne Slott.
He was left out of the squad in midweek as the Reds traveled to Milan to face Inter in the Champions League, but returned to the squad after heated negotiations with Slott.
Liverpool fans at the San Siro were vocal in their support for Slott, and Carragher believed it was proof that they had chosen a side.
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“If Mohamed Salah’s intention in complaining at the Elland Road rally was to undermine Slott, he must now admit that his misguided actions had the opposite effect,” Mr Carragher wrote in a column for the Telegraph.
“The main reason for Salah’s miscalculation is that he does not fully understand the psychology of the club’s passionate fan base. When it comes to choosing between a title-winning Anfield manager and a multi-title winning footballer, the manager always wins.”
However, Salah received an enthusiastic welcome from the Kop after replacing the injured Joe Gomez in the 26th minute of the Brighton win. He was then serenaded with his own song, and there was also a chant for the slot.
Ferdinand posted on social media: “Do you think about @Carra23? Do you think ‘Mo Salah’ is being sung in a Kop?”
Slott insisted after the win against Brighton that it was an easy decision to bring Salah back into the team. “I think he was a threat,” Slott told Sky Sports.
“The first ball he touched, he almost assisted Mac Allister. He was always involved in the fact that we had Mo. It was nice to see, but it wasn’t a surprise.”
“It was an easy decision to bring him into the team. As I have said many times before, what was discussed between us will remain between us. We needed him and it was great for us that he assisted us 2-0. “This season we have been on the wrong side of the set-piece battle many times.
“For him to go to AFCON means we’re going to lose another player. We knew this before the season started. Hopefully one or two players will come back from injury.”
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