Two Liverpool stars may be fuming with Mohamed Salah after outspoken claim – pundit
Mohamed Salah’s public lust for “revenge” is partly to blame for Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in Saturday’s Champions League final (28 May), according to Gabby Agbonlahor.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Aston Villa and England attacker suggested both Jordan Henderson and Andy Robertson were not happy with the 29-year-old’s comments.
Salah said after picking up his player of the season award at the FWA awards earlier this month (5 May) that he wanted “revenge” over Real Madrid after they beat the Reds 3-1 in the 2018 final.
The winger had to be substituted in the first half in Kyiv after suffering a shoulder injury from a challenge with Sergio Ramos.
“If you look at the game, [Thibaut] Courtois was just unbelievable,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“Liverpool were unlucky. In another final, Mane scores in the first half and Salah scores in thes second half.
“What I do think is that, as a footballer, you shouldn’t really say things like ‘I want revenge’.
“Salah saying he wanted revenge would have pumped up Real Madrid players even more, 100 per cent.
“If I’m a Real Madrid player I’m talking about that in the changing room. If I’m the captain I’m saying ‘Mo Salah says he wants revenge, let’s show him revenge and beat him’.
“There was no need for him to say it. Robertson and Henderson were trying to play it down before the game by saying it wasn’t about revenge and they just wanted to win the Champions League.
“I think that’s something you don’t say before a big final because it puts you under more pressure to perform.
“Liverpool were unlucky, it’s still been a good season for them. The game could have gone a different way.
“Courtois’ size really helped him make those saves, especially that first one from Mane.”
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