Overview
- Salah’s post-match interview after being benched for a 3-3 draw at Leeds included claims he was ‘thrown under the bus’ and a hint at a farewell before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.
- Carragher, speaking on Sky Sports, argued the remarks were calculated to increase pressure inside the club and accused Salah of trying to undermine Arne Slot.
- He cited what he views as a pattern of strategic public comments by Salah, recalling a similar episode a year earlier during contract discussions.
- Liverpool have left Salah out of the travelling squad to face Inter, with Slot confirming he only told the forward he would not make the trip and declining further comment.
- A separate on-air exchange highlighted that Carragher had recently questioned Salah’s physical sharpness, adding a wrinkle to the pundit’s criticism of the player’s interview.