Gary Neville uses Cristiano Ronaldo example in Mohamed Salah verdict

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"I wouldn't see it from an ordinary player's side, but when you have this level of player who's like the best in the world, which I would put Mo Salah up there with — you just sometimes not have to accept what he's done because Cristiano Ronaldo did it here and I didn't take to it too kindly at all. "I wouldn't like it if it was at my club Manchester United and I didn't do a few years ago when Cristiano did the big interview and I thought it was wrong.

Salah attacked Liverpool and hinted at a breakdown in his relationship with Slot after being benched against Leeds (Image: PA) "I thought the timing was wrong, I thought the way in which it was delivered was wrong and I can see why Liverpool fans would be upset that he's gone in there after the game. "But actually, I was doing the game, I thought he should have come on the pitch, that was my personal opinion.

"I said it in commentary that I thought substitution should be made and that Liverpool needed to go for it and they did score a goal pretty quickly after but I still thought he should have been on the pitch." Neville went on: "I can see why he was upset, but I can see also from Liverpool's perspective that they feel let down and they feel like he's obviously put a lot of attention on them that wasn't needed in a moment of challenge and difficulty. Neville recalled Cristiano Ronaldo's conflict with Manchester United as he discussed the Salah drama (Image: Getty) "So I see it from both sides.