Alan Shearer launches Mo Salah defence but reveals one thing Liverpool star got wrong

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballAlan ShearerAlan Shearer says he understands Mohamed Salah's frustration at limited Liverpool game time but believes he forward should not have made his grievances publicAlan Shearer has confessed that he can empathise with Mohamed Salah's frustration at Liverpool, but firmly believes the Egyptian forward should have kept his grievances private. The 33-year-old let loose a fiery tirade after being left on the bench during Liverpool's 3-3 draw against Leeds United last Saturday.Salah, who has only seen 45 minutes of action in Liverpool's last three matches, was visibly upset as he navigated the mixed zone at Elland Road, and didn't hold back in expressing his discontent.

He claimed to feel scapegoated by the club and revealed a strained relationship with Arne Slot.Football legends Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker weighed in on the situation, with Shearer drawing parallels to his own experience, but noting a different approach to handling such matters.READ MORE: Liverpool 'decide Mohamed Salah's punishment' as Anfield chiefs make Arne Slot callREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk has already responded to Mo Salah's bombshell with Liverpool messageOn the Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer shared: "I get his frustration and anger and I totally understand the way he will be feeling. I had a similar situation when Ruud Gullit left me out [at Newcastle United] and wanted me out of the club."Lineker then asked: "You didn't say anything publicly though, did you Alan?"Shearer responded: "No I didn't, I don't think you can and that's why I think he's sort of got it wrong on this occasion.

I get how he may look at it, but the bigger picture is no one - I don't care who you are - is bigger than the club."It's a really difficult situation for the manager and him, it probably is best that he goes away for AFCON to try and clear his head, start games again and try to get his frustration out."Then, hopefully he'll come back into a more settled situation where Liverpool are winning."What I will say is the manager has got a choice of who to play and if he doesn't play Salah, the manager has to then win matches and I know they won at West Ham, but the last two results against Leeds United and Sunderland."So when the manager does leave big players out, he has to get the results to justify it and at the minute they're not getting it. But, he should not come out and say those things."Lineker had previously commented: "I can understand why he's got the hump and is upset because I would be and I know Alan would be and obviously Alan had a sort of something similar thing."Although I'm with him and for what he's done, he should be given a little bit more respect by the manager, certainly when Leeds made it 2-2, I was shocked he didn't go on.