Mohamed Salah has hit out at Jamie Carragher, amid the ongoing uncertainty over his future at Liverpool.
Salah, 32, is one of the Reds’ all-time greatest players, with the Egyptian having scored a remarkable 232 goals in 376 games for the club since joining from Roma in 2017 for an initial £36.5million fee.
The forward has won eight trophies at Anfield and remains integral to Arne Slot’s side as they continue to impress so far this season.
However, Salah’s contract expires in the summer and the Egyptian is yet to extend his deal, with speculation over his future currently a major talking point, with the forward regularly providing cryptic answers when questioned over his future.
In fact, earlier on Monday, Salah shared a photo of himself and Trent Alexander-Arnold deliberating over a free kick during Sunday’s game, while Virgil van Dijk can be seen in the background.
All three stars are out of contract at the end of the season, with progress yet to be made over their future and Alexander-Arnold was even the subject of a £20m bid from Real Madrid last week.
The forward did not accompany the image with a caption, adding further intrigue.
And former Liverpool favourite Carragher was asked for his thoughts about the post.
‘Ooh, I don’t know,’ he said on Sky Sports News. ‘You know what I would say. I would say VVD has come out of this whole sort of situation this season as captain of the club in a higher esteem for me.
‘In the way he’s conducted himself, in the way of his performances on the pitch. In the way he’s led the team.
‘The way he was yesterday as well and he hasn’t got involved in too much around this. It’s obvs a really important time for all three players.
‘But I think rather than speak about Trent Alexander-Arnold or Mo Salah I’d probably like to pay tribute to Virgil van Dijk.
‘I think he’s come across as a real statesman. I think the way he’s handled it. He’s been asked questions and he’s not been away, he’s here to win league and he’s doing his utmost for Liverpool. And fingers crossed he signs.
‘But I think the other two could maybe look at Virgil van Dijk and take a leaf out of his book.’
Salah was quick to respond to the clip circulating on social media as the Egypitan shared the video, before he added the caption: ‘I’m starting to think you’re obsessed with me,’ accompanied by a winking face.
However, Carragher took Salah’s response in good spirits as he was quick to send a message back.
He said: ‘I’ve always been obsessed with you @MoSalah. Hopefully that obsession will continue next season,’ with the former defender adding a fingers crossed and winking face emoji.
