Roy Keane delivers Cristiano Ronaldo comparison in nuanced take on Salah’s social media comments
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ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYKeane gives refreshing take on Salah’s social media commentsSpeaking on Stick to Football, Keane didn’t get worked up over what Salah said on social media, instead claiming that Slot and Liverpool ought to have bigger priorities.The ex-Manchested United captain said: “It’s not good from the manager’s point of view, but if you’re a player in the dressing room, I think you roll with all of that…I wouldn’t be losing sleep over it. If I was in the dressing room, would I be upset with him?“I don’t know if it sounds good, but I wouldn’t be going, ‘Oh that’s out of order, that’s scandalous’.
For a manager, you’re going, ‘That’s not nice, but it’s not my priority at the moment’. You wouldn’t tolerate that from an average full-back.“What comes with greatness – Ronnie O’Sullivan, go back to George Best – there’s an edge to them.
They will get things off their chest, they will go drinking or go missing, but you go, ‘You know what? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustKeane and Salah are of a similar mindsetWhile Keane isn’t necessarily condoning Salah for airing his grievances on social media, we get the sense that he doesn’t necessarily disagree with what the winger said and doesn’t view it as a particularly egregious thing to do.With respect to the Irishman, who’s renowned for shooting from the lip in his punditry, his take on the Egyptian’s online activity is a nuanced one, acknowledging that the 33-year-old has so often delivered for his team when it counts the most.We wouldn’t be surprised if Keane privately agreed with the player, with both men known for their relentless drive for excellence and minimal tolerance for those who compromise on standards – it infamously cost the now-Sky Sports pundit the honour of captaining his country at a World Cup.Salah might’ve had his least productive season at Liverpool this year but his legend status among the fan base hasn’t been affected, considering his exceptional output over eight previous campaigns (257 goals, the third-highest in the club’s history).Rest assured that he and Andy Robertson will both receive the most raucous of send-offs at Anfield next Sunday, and rightly so.