Liverpool news: Reds teammates in fiery row as baffling Mohamed Salah claim made

Much of Arne Slot's squad are presently connected planetary work but volition soon instrumentality arsenic the Reds anticipation to proceed their good signifier successful the Premier League erstwhile they look Southampton

Attention tin astir instrumentality to home shot arsenic the planetary interruption enters it's last days.

Arne Slot volition beryllium pleased to spot his Liverpool stars soon instrumentality arsenic the Reds look to proceed a play wherever they person already breached records. The Dutchman has led Liverpool to apical spot successful some the Premier League and Champions League frankincense acold and volition not privation his side's efforts to dilatory arsenic they continue to larn what their caput manager wants.

Slot volition anticipation his squad instrumentality unscathed arsenic preparations get underway for the travel to St Mary's to look Southampton. Liverpool already beryllium 5 points ahead of rivals Manchester City with Chelsea, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest 4 further back.

While immoderate planetary responsibilities remain, Mirror Football takes a look astatine immoderate of the quality presently surrounding the Reds.

Reds row

Liverpool teammates Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez were progressive successful a fiery speech arsenic their teams faced disconnected successful South American World Cup qualifying. A melodramatic crippled unfolded arsenic Colombia, captained by Diaz, looked to person secured a precocious gully erstwhile Andres Gomez scores a 96th-minute equaliser but Manchester United prima Manuel Ugarte scored successful the 11th infinitesimal of added clip to unafraid a 3-2 win.

There remained immoderate hostility astatine the last whistle it appears arsenic Diaz and Nunez gave each different a frosty reception and immoderate transverse words earlier being pulled distant by their planetary teammates. Despite what initially seemed similar worrying scenes for Liverpool, tempers however, appeared to chill arsenic the duo yet embraced earlier going their abstracted ways.

Virgil van Dijk prediction

Virgil van Dijk's erstwhile teammate Jose Fonte has backed the Dutchman to play into his 40s. The ex-Celtic and Southampton prima is acceptable to spot his Liverpool declaration expire this summer, with his aboriginal yet to beryllium resolved.

Talent volition not beryllium thing that holds backmost Van Dijk however, claims Fonte. The committedness required to support the quality to play astatine the apical whitethorn beryllium much of a information but Fonte has nary illusion that Van Dijk could proceed if it is his desired.

"I’d backmost Virgil van Dijk to play into his 40s due to the fact that though helium inactive has pace, helium would beryllium capable to accommodate successful his positioning and expect the crippled adjacent amended arsenic years spell on," helium told JeffBet.

"If helium stays steadfast with nary injuries he’ll beryllium capable to play into his 40s, it’ll conscionable beryllium astir what helium wants to bash with his vocation due to the fact that it tin beryllium precise draining to play astatine the highest level. You person to enactment successful truthful overmuch enactment everyday. But physically helium is simply a monster, 1 of the champion specimens I've seen. As a centre backmost helium wins each his headers, wins each his duels fast, he’s bully connected the ball, he's a implicit player."

Fonte besides named a imaginable successor for Van Dijk, successful the signifier of Newcastle United prima Sven Botman. "I’d emotion to spot Sven Botman regenerate Virgil van Dijk astatine Liverpool and I deliberation helium has the quality to bash it," helium added.

"We won the league unneurotic successful France and similar Van Dijk, helium is simply a monster. He is tall, precise bully successful duels, helium plays arsenic the near centre back, helium loves a tackle, he’s assertive and inactive young. I conscionable anticipation that helium tin proceed his advancement aft his wounded and enactment healthy, if helium does that past I’m definite he’ll beryllium considered by Liverpool."

Troy Deeney makes baffling Mo Salah claim

Former Watford guardant Troy Deeney has stunningly claimed that Mohamed Salah is not world class. Liverpool's prima has contributed to much goals this play than immoderate different Premier League subordinate aft uncovering the nett 8 times and providing six assists but that has not proven capable to person Deeney of his abilities.

The retired shot did person immoderate praise reserved for Salah, and believes Liverpool person made a mistake by letting his woody participate its last months.

"I deliberation Mohamed Salah is excellent, he's a pivotal portion for Liverpool and they should ne'er person fto it [his expiring contract] get to this situation," Deeney told talkSPORT. "But I recognize that there's a fiscal operation astir what they privation to effort and support to.

"My statement has ever been that I conscionable don't deliberation he's satellite class. But satellite people is conscionable a antithetic opinion, what I deliberation of satellite people is would I privation my kids to play similar that player? That's what I deliberation is satellite class.

"If I was asking my kids who privation to beryllium forwards, I would beryllium saying I would similar them to look astatine what Vinicius Jr does arsenic opposed to Mohamed Salah.

"But his goals that helium [Salah] scores, helium scores an unbelievable magnitude of goals, he's highly effective, but that's conscionable my opinion. He's astir apt going to crook astir and say, 'Who the f*** is Troy?,' and just play to him, but that's my opinion."

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