Mo Salah thinly criticized Liverpool manager Arne Slott on Friday in a social media post reacting to the Reds’ 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa in his penultimate game for the club.
Wayne Rooney believes Mo Salah should be punished (Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Wayne Rooney will refuse the chance to bid farewell to ‘selfish’ Mo Salah before leaving Liverpool, saying he is ‘not anywhere near Anfield’. Salah, 33, is set to bid an emotional farewell to the club’s supporters after Sunday’s home game against Brentford.
The forward is leaving after nine fantastic years at Liverpool, but his final season hasn’t gone to plan on and off the pitch. Salah was infamously dropped from the squad in December, claiming he had been “thrown under the bus” at Liverpool, adding that he had “nothing to do” with Arne Slott.
The Egyptian bid farewell to slot games following Friday’s disastrous 4-2 defeat away to Aston Villa. In an incendiary social media post, Salah claimed Liverpool needed to return to “heavy metal football”, the style of play they were famous for under Slot’s predecessor Jurgen Klopp.
Some of Salah’s teammates liked the post, which largely reflected the sentiment of Liverpool supporters towards Slott and his more controlled approach. However, Rooney has slammed the Egyptian player and if he were Reds manager he would remove Salah.
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The Manchester United legend said on The Wayne Rooney Show: “It’s sad to see the end of what he did and achieved at Liverpool. It makes no sense for him to come out and try to get another bargain in the slot.
“He wants to play heavy metal football, so he’s basically saying he wants Jurgen Klopp’s football. Now I don’t think Mo Salah can handle that type of football anymore. I think his legs have been used to play with that high tempo and high intensity.”
“If I was Arn Slott I wouldn’t have put him anywhere near the stadium for the last game. I was like Alex Ferguson. We had a disagreement, we had a falling out and in Alex Ferguson’s last game at Old Trafford he took me out of the team for that reason.”
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“He just dropped a grenade and said he doesn’t trust or believe in Arne Slott and almost throws his team-mates next season too and lets them deal with it too and puts them in place.”
Salah has certainly lost his place as a starter at Liverpool this season, scoring just 12 goals in 40 appearances. Mr Rooney believes his post on Saturday was an attempt to “vindicate himself” after a “very poor” campaign.
The former England captain added: “I think he was very selfish in both of his actions.” “It’s unfortunate and the fans will be on his side, but if you think about it more deeply, having been in the dressing room in similar situations, I think Mo Salah knows exactly what he’s doing.
Liverpool fans want Arne Slott sacked (Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
“That’s your manager. You can’t disrespect him twice as much in public and ignore that. And if I were Arne Slott, that’s where I would have to step down and say, ‘Listen, whether you like it or not, I’m not going anywhere near that place on Sunday.’ I really doubt he’ll do it, but I think he should.”
“Of course he deserves a sending off well enough, but does this alone deserve a sending off? It’s the second time he’s done something like this. It’s a shame to see probably one of the great icons of Premier League players leave the Premier League in these circumstances.”
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