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Steven Gerrard sends ominous Mohamed Salah Liverpool warning - 'If this goes on'

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And he has called on captain Virgil van Dijk to attempt to play peacemaker between the Egyptian and Arne Slot.Salah sent shockwaves throughout football after he hit out at his head coach and the club in an explosive interview after being left as an unused substitute for last weekend’s 3-3 draw at Leeds United.Also throwing his own future with the club into doubt when speaking with reporters, including the ECHO’s Paul Gorst, as he admitted this weekend’s home clash with Brighton & Hove Albion could prove to be his last for the club, Salah was subsequently left out of the Liverpool travelling squad for Tuesday night’s trip to Inter Milan.READ MORE: 'That's his opinion' - Arne Slot responds to Mohamed Salah Liverpool apology claimsA late Dominik Szoboszlai penalty earned the Reds a 1-0 win, but Salah remained the name on everyone’s lips despite not being in Italy as the fallout from his comments continues.Gerrard would defend Salah to an extent when appearing on TNT Sports as he offered his own take on the situation, calling back to his own experiences at Anfield with Luis Suarez and Brendan Rodgers.And the Liverpool legend sent an ominous message if things aren’t resolved swiftly between Salah and the club, as he urged Van Dijk to intervene.“He’s obviously really upset he’s not playing, which I respect,” Gerrard said of Salah. I’ve seen it and I’ve lived it.Content cannot be displayed without consent“I lived it with Suarez when he fell out with Brendan face to face.



I’ve seen it all and I’ve been there myself from a personal point of view.“I’ve done the Salah statements in 30 seconds against (Manchester) United, and got sent off. We’ve all done emotional things where we think, ‘Oh’.“And I know in time when this all calms, Mo will go, ‘I shouldn’t have said that.

I maybe shouldn’t have said that and I was a bit emotional. I was a bit hasty’.“But at the end of the day, Liverpool Football Club needs Mo Salah back playing well, back scoring goals, because he is the best player, the best scorer, and he will help them get out of this.“If this goes on, this is bigger than what we all know and what we see.”