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Liverpool legend Gerrard admits Salah's statement is 'damning' for Slot

Liverpool legend Gerrard admits Salah's statement is 'damning' for Slot
Liverpool legend Gerrard admits Salah's statement is 'damning' for SlotMike Egerton, PA Images / Alamy / Profimedia

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard admitted that Mohamed Salah's statement critcising the club's style of play could be the beginning of the end for Arne Slot.

Salah, 33, has already announced that he will be leaving Liverpool this summer, ending his nine-year spell at the club.

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The forward isn’t going out swinging, however, releasing a statement suggesting that Liverpool need to return to ‘heavy metal football’ following their disappointing season.

Liverpool’s 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa on Friday (May 15) leaves them down in fifth, with Champions League qualification in the balance.

Speaking to TNT Sports while at the FA Cup final, Gerrard admitted that Salah’s statement is ‘damning’ for manager Slot.

“Mo Salah doesn't really speak much, he doesn't really tweet, and he certainly doesn't tweet like that,” he said.

“So I think that he's sending a message to the outside that things in that Liverpool dressing room are not right, the identity's gone and it's really hurting him to see it in front of his own eyes.

“I'm surprised, the timing, one game to go, his last game for Liverpool. He very rarely speaks, he's done it lately because he's bringing the curtain down on an incredible Liverpool career. 

“But that is quite damning to the Liverpool manager and the staff in terms of where this team's at.”