Jamie Carragher hits out at 'clown' Liverpool fan after backlash over Mohamed Salah comments

Jamie Carragher was quick to respond after he was accused of hypocrisy over comments about Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool.

Ex-Reds defender Carragher used his platform as a pundit for Sky Sports' Monday Night Football coverage of Newcastle vs West Ham to discuss the future of Salah, who had sought out Merseyside reporters after Liverpool's win at Southampton on Sunday to criticise the Reds for not yet offering him a new deal.

Carragher said: "I must say I am very disappointed with Mo Salah. That interview last night after the game when it comes out. Liverpool have got Real Madrid midweek and they’ve got Manchester City at the weekend. That’s the story for Liverpool right now.

"Mo Salah, we’re all aware, certainly the local reporters are in Liverpool, that in the seven years he’s been at the football club, he’s stopped in the mixed zone twice. Which is his right, which is absolutely fine, but he decided to stop for the third time away at Southampton on the back of winning the game and putting that out.

“The most important thing for Liverpool Football Club this season is not the future of Mo Salah, not the future of Virgil van Dijk and not the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold. The most important thing is Liverpool winning the Premier League, that is more important than any of those players.

Mohamed Salah could yet leave Liverpool in the summer
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“And if he continues to put comments out and his agent keeps putting cryptic tweets out, that’s selfish. That’s thinking about themselves and not the football club.”

The comments didn't go down well with many Liverpool supporters on X, and the Liverpool fan account Anfield Sector opted to tweet Carragher a screenshot of a Guardian article from 2010 with the headline ' Jamie Carragher would have no difficulty leaving Liverpool', adding "The absolute cheek of you lad."

Carragher bit back though, writing: "Shut up you [clown emoji]. Read the actual quotes in it. I was asked if the club don’t give me a contract what would I do. I certainly wouldn’t ever play games & try & turn a fan base against the club. Can’t believe how many people on here fall for this nonsense every year from players"

Jamie Carragher was quick to hit back at the comments
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The article in question carries quotes Carragher gave The Sunday Times in March 2010 when he was coming towards the end of his existing Reds deal.

"The club will give me a new contract if they want to," he says. "If not, it doesn't matter, I'll still play my best and if I have to move then I'll move, no problem. It wouldn't bother me."

"I made the England [retirement] decision quickly and didn't dwell on it and I'm not scared of making big decisions. It's a club thing. It's down to them. I'll keep playing and see where it takes me."

Carragher did eventually sign a new deal and remained at Liverpool until his retirement in 2013.

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