Wayne Rooney makes major Mohamed Salah Liverpool accusation as scathing verdict delivered

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballWayne RooneyWayne Rooney has given his verdict on Mohamed Salah’s outburst in the wake of Liverpool’s frustrating draw with Leeds at Elland Road on Saturday nightWayne Rooney believes Mohamed Salah is destroying his Liverpool legacy and branded the comments he made "disrespectful" to everyone connected to the club. Salah even went as far as suggesting that this weekend’s game against Brighton & Hove Albion could be his last game at Anfield.Rooney, though, believes Slot must now show his authority and not only not pick Salah for the game against the Seagulls but also leave him out of tomorrow night’s Champions League tie against Inter Milan at the San Siro.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah defended by team-mate after bombshell Liverpool interview - 'That's just disrespectful'READ MORE: 'A towering inferno' - National media react to Mohamed Salah's bombshell Liverpool interview"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,'" the former forward said on his podcast, in which the ECHO's Paul Gorst features."Take yourself off to Afcon and let everything calm down.

If I was him there would be no way he would be in the team."Before he added: "It needs to be sorted out quickly either way.”On if the forward is destroying his legacy with the comments he made, Rooney said: "He is absolutely destroying his legacy at Liverpool. He's gone about it all wrong."Liverpool’s defence of their league title has been undermined by a run of two wins and two draws in ten league matches and Salah once again found himself as an unused substitute for Saturday’s draw.And Rooney took issue with the arrogance Salah showed with the commentes he made about not playing, saying: "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, 'Ok 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.