Wayne Rooney accuses Mohamed Salah of destroying Liverpool legacy in explosive verdict

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Wayne Rooney has criticised Mo Salah for his controversial comments about Liverpool and Arne Slot. Read our Privacy PolicySpeaking on the Wayne Rooney Show, he said: "Arne Slot has to show his authority and pull him in and say: 'You are not travelling with the team, what you said is not acceptable'."Take yourself off to AFCON and let everything calm down.

The Reds have suffered a dismal title defence and currently sit ninth in the Premier League table, already 10 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.Salah, 33, has only scored five goals in 19 appearances across all competitions, a run of form that has seen him relegated to the bench by Slot in the last three matches.Rooney has suggested that this was inevitable given Salah's age and predicts the forward will soon regret his outspokenness.The winger recently suggested that Liverpool were throwing him under the bus (Image: Getty Images)He added: "Time catches up with all of us, and this season he hasn't looked as his best, at his sharpest. You want to see him roll his sleeves up and say: 'Okay then, I'll show you'."To have the arrogance to say he doesn't have to earn his place because he has already earned his place, you need to be at your best every week to try and stay in the team."If I was one of his team-mates, I wouldn't be happy at all with what he said because this is where Liverpool need him most.

If anything, he has thrown Liverpool under the bus with his words."He's been absolutely incredible for Liverpool, but this was disrespectful to his team-mates, manager and fans."I would imagine he will be very quiet around the training ground and that will bring a negative energy in itself to the new players Arne has bedded in. I am sure over the next couple of years he will regret saying what he has."