Carra: Salah comments a disgrace - but I hope he plays for Liverpool again
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"Some people have painted it as an emotional outburst, I don't think it was."Whenever Mo Salah stops in a mixed zone, which he's done four times in eight years at Liverpool, it's choreographed with him and his agent to cause maximum damage and strengthen his own position." Mo Salah removed from Liverpool selectionArne Slot: I have no clue if Salah has played final gameSalah outburst cannot mask poor form - but Slot also to blame Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Liverpool boss Arne Slot reacts to forward Salah's explosive comments at the weekend He added: "He's chosen this weekend to do this now and he's waited, I think, for a bad result for Liverpool. Despite his frustrations with Salah, Carragher does not want to see the Liverpool legend's time at the club end like this.Salah, who has not travelled for Tuesday's Champions League game against Inter, hinted Saturday's Premier League visit of Brighton to Anfield could be his final outing for Liverpool.The Egypt international departs for AFCON on the Monday after that match at Anfield and might not return to Merseyside until the transfer window re-opens on January 1."The club have made the right decision in terms of [Salah] not going abroad now," said Carragher."Whether he will play for Liverpool again, I don't know.
Thursday January 1: Transfer window opens until February 2. 'I will go for Salah if he tries to throw my club under the bus'Salah said in his interview that Carragher "is going to go for me again and again" when he stopped for journalists after Liverpool's 3-3 draw at Leeds.Asked about this, Carragher responded: "Have I ever criticised Mo Salah on the pitch?"When it is put to the pundit that he said Salah's legs had gone after last month's Champions League defeat to PSV, he said: "That's something that happens to every player. Don't be obssessed with your own numbers'Carragher also told Salah to stop being obsessed with his own numbers and help struggling team-mates Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak after difficult starts at Liverpool."Mo Salah's talking about how many goals he's scored, 'I've got more goals than anyone in the Premier League, what I did last season', he's always speaking about himself."One thing I just want to sort of remind Mo Salah and maybe his agent is that before he came to Liverpool, Mo Salah was known as the guy who failed at Chelsea.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said he was "surprised" by Salah saying their relationship had broken down, but didn't rule out a potential return for the forward.Slot says the only communication he has had with Salah since Saturday's bombshell interview was to tell the player he would not be travelling to Italy for Tuesday's Champions League game with Inter. "It was a surprise to me when I heard he gave the comments he gave," said Slot, in a press conference on Monday."I'm a firm believer there's always a possibility to return for a player," said Slot.However, when he was pressed on whether Salah had played his final game for Liverpool, Slot said: "I have no clue, I cannot answer that question in this moment in time."Slot was asked whether Salah could come back into contention for Saturday's Premier League game with Brighton at Anfield.The Dutchman said that decision would be taken after the game with Inter on Tuesday night.Ronaldo-esque powerplay pits Salah against SlotAnalysis from Sky Sports' Zinny Boswell:"Mohamed Salah has given Liverpool a decision to make after revealing he no longer has a relationship with Arne Slot.