Mohamed Salah defended by team-mate after bombshell Liverpool interview - 'That's just disrespectful'

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However, like many of his team-mates, his form has dipped in the current campaign.He has netted just five times in 19 games in all competitions and that has led Slot to dropping the third highest goalscorer in the Reds' history for the past three matches.That has clearly upset Salah, who said in the bombshell interview: "I could not believe I was sitting on the bench for 90 minutes. It’s the first time in my career I think."I am very disappointed, I have done so much for this club over years, especially last season.

It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus."That’s how I feel. Seems like someone does not want me in the club."Salah's decision to air his feelings in public, at a time when the team and manager are struggling, has been criticised.

The draw with Leeds, who scored a 96th-minute equaliser, means Liverpool have won just four of their last 15 matches in all competitions going into Tuesday's Champions League clash at Inter.But an Egypt colleague of Salah claims his international team-mate has been "disrespected" by the Reds and that he belongs in a "different category", like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.Ahmed Hassan is a 32-year-old striker who now plays for Al-Ettifaq, who were previously managed by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, and he posted to his 1.6m followers on X: "As footballers, when we get benched, we feel it, deeply sadness, frustration, even a bit of depression."But we wait for that moment to come on, to make an impact, to show the coach why we deserve to start. That’s just disrespectful to everything he’s done for the club."Mo is not just a team-mate, he’s a brother, a leader, and a legend for club and country.