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Liverpool legend Aldridge: Klopp won't stand for Mane, Salah selfish ways

Liverpool legend John Aldridge was left unimpressed by the behaviour of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah during victory at Tottenham.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp displayed real frustration on the touchline as Salah and Mane put their own desire to score goals ahead of the collective need to collect all three points.

"Klopp will not stand for a selfish attitude as he expects his players to put the team before personal ambitions and that was not the case on too many occasions against Spurs," Aldridge told the Irish Independent.

"Liverpool's dynamic attacking trio have yet to hit top form this season and while Roberto Firmino's goal against Tottenham took the combined tally for Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino to eight in five games this season, there is much more to come from all three of them.

"The final passes and decision making from Liverpool in the final third against Spurs was ridiculous at times and it meant they made life difficult for themselves in the final few minutes.

"Salah and Mane, in particular, were far too selfish at times and tried to score goals for themselves when they should have put a team-mate in and they could have been punished for that if Spurs had got their goal a little earlier."

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