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Mohamed Salah says Liverpool fans were wrong to boo Trent Alexander-Arnold and insists the right-back deserves "the best farewell" for all he has done for his boyhood club.
Alexander-Arnold was booed by some Liverpool fans at Anfield during last Sunday's 2-2 draw against Arsenal following confirmation that he is leaving to join Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer.
Salah was saddened by his team-mate's reception against Arsenal and understands Alexander-Arnold's decision to leave the club having been at Liverpool since the age of six.
"I think somehow the fans were being harsh with him," Salah told Sky Sports' Gary Neville in an exclusive interview ahead of Liverpool's meeting with Brighton on Monday Night Football.
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I was surprised because this is not how we act as Liverpool fans.
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"We shouldn't act this way with anyone who always appreciates the people, who came here even for six months.
"Imagine someone who gives you his all for 20 years.
I hope that will change next game, against Brighton or in the last game of the season, because he deserves the farewell."
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Salah, who signed a new contract at Liverpool along with Virgil van Dijk in April, also expressed his sadness at Alexander-Arnold's departure but insisted he was entitled to seek a new challenge after so many years of service to Liverpool.
"I told him yesterday don't give me eye contact in your farewell," added Salah.
"I really love him.
I'll always be in contact with him.
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I did not try to convince him to stay because I know it's 20 years in a club is not easy
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