Liverpool fans will remember their away match with Burnley during the 2019/20 season not only for the 3-0 win but the incident between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
The Senegal star reacted furiously to his Egyptian teammate during the game as he chose to shoot during a chance rather than pass it across to his fellow unmarked winger in a better position.
After being substituted, Mane threw his training shirt on the floor and gesticulated towards his team-mate in anger.
Many believed that their relationship was not the same after and now in his new book, Si Senor: My Liverpool Years, the third member of the famous front three Roberto Firmino has lifted the lid on the pair’s relationship.
Firmino speaks about Salah and Mane’s relationship at Liverpool
Firmino states that the pair’s relationship was complicated and that Jurgen Klopp had to intervene at one point after the Burnley match.
Firmino wrote in his book: “Tense moments usually passed quickly. In the next game, one would be passing the ball to the other – or passing it to me, who would then pass it to the other – and we’d be celebrating another goal for our team.
“Together. Salah and Mane had had their little problems before, but that time everything happened on the field, there for the world to see. That day, at Burnley, the lid came off.
“Their argument wasn’t funny. Potentially, it could have caused problems for us. Maybe the Boss [Jurgen Klopp] and some others were worried.”
Firmino added: “They were never best friends; each kept himself to himself. It was rare to see the two of them talking and I’m not sure if that had to do with the Egypt–Senegal rivalry in African competitions.
“I truly don’t know. But they also never stopped talking, never severed ties. They always acted with the utmost professionalism
“I don’t know if he was aware of it or not, but Salah used to frustrate everyone when he didn’t pass the ball. I knew how to handle that situation better than most.
“Klopp addressed this issue in front of all of us: when a teammate was in a better position, the ball had to be passed. It was a clear hint aimed at Salah.
Who was the problem then??
Salah is stubborn.
Salah always an individual player like to do his own things but Mane and the others are team players. Whatever it was, together they won every trophies out there. That’s most important. Wish them both all the best.
Salah is a problem although I’m his fan
I knew it, Salah has been bitten by popularity venom snake 😮💨😮💨
facts
Mo Salah is selfish when it cames to giving out the ball but he’s improving with Núñez
I prefer him been selfish than to be passing to people who will end up missing the most clearest chance every striker can aim for
It’s clearly Mane was side lined
It was never about the affordability
For some reason, Mo salah has a racial slur against Mane period.
Mane is always good and Salah should change his attitude of being selfish
Mo Salah is the problem and he seems to be doing well now
Salah is a world class footballer, and Mane at his best never reached Salah level, being africans, they were fighting for the alpha male role within the group, but it was very far from Mane as he lacks many qualities as a player.