Jamie Carragher hits back over Mohamed Salah storm - 'Liverpool decided to put it out'

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However, two days after, club media uploaded an interview they did with Carragher, where he listed their best ever players, in his opinion.On the ex-Liverpool defender's list, Salah was marked as the sixth, with Ian Rush, John Barnes, Graeme Souness, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard ahead of him.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! He tweeted: "It’s not poor timing from anyone, I did this interview before Salah announced his decision.Content cannot be displayed without consent"Then [I] went on the overlap a day after the Salah announcement & brought up I’d put him 6th on the LFC list.

The club decided to put it out before I gave away my full list!"After another person on social media suggested Carragher was trying to stick the boot into Salah, given the verbal sparring sessions they have had throughout this season, the former central defender hit back again.He wrote: "I’m not one of his biggest critics, when have I ever criticised Salah the player. You & plenty of others don’t know enough about the club’s history & are being very disrespectful to other players on that list!”On the Overlap, reacting to Salah's exit, Carragher suggested Liverpool's highest ever Premier League goalscorer may look to return to Italy, where he played for Fiorentina and AS Roma before moving to Liverpool.

Carragher said: "I think Mo Salah, the way he's driven like a Ronaldo, I don't see the Saudi thing just yet."I can see him in Italy with one of the giants. I think he'll still be looking at his Champions League record or how many goals he can get."I still think he thinks, 'I'm still one of the best players, and me leaving now is not the end of my top-level career, I've still got something to give'."Get £250 to switch to Virgin Media's sport packagesThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.