Steven Gerrard showed Mohamed Salah how it should be done with dignified reaction to Liverpool decline - opinion

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Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Salah’s inability to help out in a defensive sense has cost Liverpool more than once this season, and while he has been offering little going forward the argument to take him out of the team was a strong one.The veteran could have taken it on the chin, worked hard and fought to win his place back. Debate often rages amongst Liverpool supporters about who is the bigger legend, Salah or Steven Gerrard.Interestingly, Gerrard faced a similar situation in 2014 when Brendan Rodgers attempted to phase him out of the team.

But the Scouser’s reaction was completely at odds with Salah’s, and should end debate over who holds the bigger legendary status once and for all.Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesSteven Gerrard never made it all about himselfIf there is one player in Liverpool’s history who could have a claim to being a one-man team it is Gerrard.The Liverpool academy graduate put some of the worst Reds teams in recent memory on his back and delivered trophy after trophy.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk already hinted at his position on Mohamed Salah just days before controversy eruptedNevertheless, as the 2014/15 season got underway it was clear that Gerrard was no longer the player he was once. Who is the bigger Liverpool legend, Salah or Gerrard?

That’s Liverpool’s decision.”Liverpool did offer their skipper a new deal, but with Gerrard disappointed at the terms on offer, he left the club the following summer. 8 never once made it out to be a personal attack in the manner Salah has.Gerrard admitted Brendan Rodgers was to blameLooking back, the summer of 2015 probably was the right time for Gerrard to leave from a footballing perspective.It would have been brilliant to see the Scouser line up under Jurgen Klopp, which he would have done for a short time had he signed a new deal.However, he ultimately went on to disappoint with LA Galaxy and was hanging up his boots for good one year later.Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesStill, after all he had given to the club, Gerrard did deserve the contract he wanted at Liverpool.