Surely you bite your lip – Michael Owen criticises Mohamed Salah outburst

Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen said Mohamed Salah should have ‘bitten his lip’ following his explosive outburst at Elland Road.

Salah was named as a substitute for the third successive match in Saturday’s thrilling 3-3 draw against Leeds and claimed in a post-match interview that he had been “thrown under the bus” and had no relationship with manager Arne Slot.

The Egypt star also claimed next week’s match against Brighton could be his last game at Anfield.

While Owen said he sympathised with Salah, who has established himself as one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players since joining from Roma in 2017, he said he should not have laid bare his feelings in public.

Owen posted on X: “Oh Mo Salah I can imagine how you feel. You’ve carried this team for a long time and won everything there is to win.

“But this is a team game and you simply can’t publicly say what you’ve said.

“You’re going to afcon (Africa Cup of Nations) in a week. Surely you bite your lip, enjoy representing your country and see how the land lies when you get back?”

Salah scooped the Premier League’s player-of-the-year award last season and the Golden Boot but has struggled to reproduce his best form in the current campaign.

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