Steven Gerrard reveals what he told Mohamed Salah in frank Liverpool texts

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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has opened up about the text message he sent Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian star decided to leave Anfield. (Image: YouTube/The Overlap)Steven Gerrard revealed that he had a text conversation with Mohamed Salah shortly after the Liverpool forward criticised Arne Slot.

Salah was then left out for Liverpool's Champions League away win over Inter Milan, but was reintroduced into the team after he returned from AFCON.Reflecting on Salah's dispute with Slot, Gerrard disclosed he had a candid exchange with Salah over the phone.Speaking on The Overlap, Gerrard said: "I spoke to him around that interview at the time. I said 'Don't do what you've done and go under a cloud' - yeah I spoke to him direct."He texts me every now and again or I text him now and again, more if I am going somewhere with Leo (Gerrard's son) just so Leo can see him."But it gave me the opportunity to say to him, 'You've been here for eight or nine years.

I thought it would have been a shame if he left in January and he just left."Steven Gerrard shakes hands with Mohamed Salah. Read our Privacy Policy"When you're in the squad and you're about to play United and you look at the squad and you think 'I am as good if not better than those players.' It's difficult in the player's situation."Salah will depart Liverpool at the end of the season despite having one year remaining on his contract.