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As well as having Salah to deal with, Trent Alexander-Arnold played — in what turned out to be the final game before he confirmed his departure from the club.

And Rooney thinks Marc Cucurella contained Liverpool's stars admirably.

Speaking on Match of the Day 2, he praised how he dealt with Salah in particular:

"‘I was really impressed with Marc Cucurella," said Rooney.

"I really liked how aggressive he was against Mohamed Salah.

He kept winning the ball and driving forward, he didn’t really give Salah any joy.

"I think he won the ball back nine times which was more than any other player on the pitch.

He was just really aggressive and I think you need to be against Salah because he will cause you massive problems if you give him time.

Marc Cucurella of Chelsea and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.
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