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Liverpool ace Salah ended his difficult run in front of goal by scoring his side's opener in the win over Tottenham on Sunday.

The Egyptian had been dropped to the bench a week earlier in the draw with West Ham before a touchline bust-up with Jürgen Klopp fueled speculation over his future at Anfield.

Salah is out of contract in 2025 and is likely to be the subject of fresh interest from Saudi Pro League clubs this summer.

Yet Ferdinand has leapt to his defense and called out a number of pundits, including ex-Reds player and manager Graeme Souness, for their comments on the Reds talisman.

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Souness had told the William Hill podcast, Three Up Front: "I believe he is leaving Liverpool.

Salah is the most selfish player I have ever witnessed.

Even prior to that game (vs West Ham), whenever Klopp takes him off, he is never happy about it

“When the going gets tough and another player puts it on him, Salah will disappear from a game.

"I’ve seen a lot of comments about him, I’ve seen people talking about him, caning him.

“I saw Graeme Souness, Troy Deeney and Simon Jordan, I couldn’t believe the disrespect I was seeing about him, I couldn’t believe it, they were talking about him like he’s just any guy.

“I don’t know how you can debate if Mo Salah has been world class at any point in his career at Liverpool, it’s off the scale to even question him.

He’s won trophies, he’s the player who decides games for them consistently and he has done it at the top level.

“Maybe this season he’s tailed off but in his pomp years at Liverpool, absolutely world class.
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