“Jamie Carragher Strikes Back After Mo Salah’s Post-Match Rebuke Following Man City Victory”
“Jamie Carragher Fires Back After Mo Salah’s Post-Match Criticism Following Man City Clash”
Carragher recently labeled Salah as “selfish” for openly discussing his future.
Jamie Carragher has reignited the tension after Mohamed Salah fired back at the former Liverpool defender in his post-match interview on Sunday.
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points with a dominant 2-0 victory over Manchester City. Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah pushed the gap between Liverpool and City to 11 points.
It was a stellar team performance from Arne Slot’s side, who have now won 18 out of 20 games this season, showcasing an exceptional record.
However, rather than focusing on the result, one of the main talking points on Sunday night stemmed from a post-match interview with Sky Sports featuring goalscorer Salah and captain Virgil van Dijk.
In the footage below, Van Dijk was asked to choose between himself and Salah for Player of the Match. The Dutch defender responded, “I’m surprised Carragher wouldn’t give it to you.”
Salah, who has faced recent criticism from Carragher [more on that below], responded with a smile: “Ah no, he [Carragher] wouldn’t give it to me. Never. He wouldn’t! I don’t want to talk about this!”
Moments later, when the cameras returned to the Sky Sports studio, presenter David Jones asked Carragher for his thoughts on Salah’s comments.
The former Liverpool centre-back referenced Roy Keane’s recent confrontation with an Ipswich Town fan, joking that he would “arrange to meet Salah in the car park” after the forward’s remarks.
Not long after, Carragher took to X (formerly Twitter) to stoke the flames further. Responding to a video of the post-match interview, he quipped: “I would’ve given it to VVD, to be fair!” – a nod to Salah being named Player of the Match by co-commentator Gary Neville, who had the final say.
Watch out, @Carra23! 👀
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are on pundit watch 😂 pic.twitter.com/ES5tNaIuyc
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 1, 2024
As mentioned earlier, Carragher has recently criticized Salah for openly speculating about his future.
Last weekend, after scoring twice in Liverpool’s 3-2 win over Southampton at St Mary’s, Salah disclosed that he has not yet received a contract offer as his deal nears expiration at the end of the season.
“We are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay at the club,” he said.
“I’m probably more out than in. You know, I’ve been at the club for many years. There is no club like this. But in the end, it’s not in my hands. As I said, it’s December, and I haven’t received anything yet about my future.”
Carragher responded to the interview by expressing his “very disappointed” reaction to Salah’s comments. “That interview yesterday, Liverpool have got Real Madrid midweek and Manchester City at the weekend. That’s the story for Liverpool right now,” he added.
“The most important thing is Liverpool winning the Premier League – that is more important than any of those players. And if he continues to make comments like that, or if his agent keeps posting cryptic tweets, that’s selfish. That’s thinking about themselves and not the football club,” Carragher stated.