‘A disgrace’: Jamie Carragher responds to Mohamed Salah’s bombshell Liverpool interview

Jamie Carragher has responded to Mohamed Salah’s bombshell Liverpool interview by calling his comments a “disgrace”, accusing the star forward of trying to get head coach Arne Slot sacked and only thinking about “me, me, me”.

During a rare exchange with reporters on Saturday, Salah claimed Liverpool have thrown him “under the bus” and said his relationship with Slot had broken down after he was left on the bench during the draw at Leeds. Salah has now been left out of the squad to face Inter Milan on Tuesday.

Carragher and Salah have exchanged words previously. The former Liverpool defender had called on Salah to be a more of a “leader” just two weeks ago and accused the 33-year-old of only ever speaking out when it suits him.

Sensing further criticism from Carragher as he spoke to the media at Elland Road, Salah name-checked the pundit and said: “Tomorrow Carragher is going to go for me again and again and that’s fine.”

Carragher says he does not like criticising Salah because of his immense contribution to Liverpool’s recent success but last week claimed that the forward’s “legs have gone”, along with captain Virgil van Dijk’s.

Salah, who is Liverpool’s third-highest scorer of all time with 250 goals, appeared to take that criticism personally and referenced England striker Harry Kane as he explained why he feels he is not shown more respect.

And on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, Carragher defended his criticism of Salah but said: “I will go after Salah when he tries to throw my club under the bus”.

“I thought it was a disgrace what he did after the game. Some people have painted it as an emotional outburst, I do not think it was,” Carragher said.

“I think whenever Salah stops in the mix zone, which he's done four times in eight years at Liverpool, it's choreographed between him and his agent to cause maximum damage and to strengthen his own position.”

Carragher also called Salah’s defending “embarrassing” this season, explaining why Slot has dropped the forward during Liverpool’s struggles this season, and added: “You weren't a big star before you came to Liverpool, you haven't really won much for Egypt, no matter how big you are, you need help from your team-mates, your manager and fans, it's important that he remembers that. When he talks after Leeds, it's all about me, me, me.”

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