Mohamed Salah is the 'greediest player ever', says Graeme Souness who says Kenny Dalglish wouldn't have tolerated the way he plays for Liverpool.
Souness made a bold claim about Salah after he inspired his side to victory over West Ham on Sunday.
He bagged a stunning brace, including a goal of the season contender, in the Reds' 3-1 win at the London Stadium.
'The Egyptian King' became the first Liverpool player to score 20+ goals in all competitions for four consecutive seasons since Ian Rush's heroics during the 80s.
👑 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗚𝗬𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 👑@MoSalah has now netted 2⃣0⃣ goals in 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 successive seasons for us 👏⚽️ pic.twitter.com/1C58RYGhiT
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 31, 2021
But despite his incredible showing, Souness bizarrely attacked Salah - branding him the greediest player in football.
"Have you ever seen anyone greedier than him? Ever?" The Scot asked Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports.
🗣 "Have you ever seen anyone greedier than him?"
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 31, 2021
🗣 "If he's getting me to Champions League finals, winning leagues, do what you like."
Graeme Souness and Jamie Redknapp discuss Mo Salah's mentality when it comes to goalscoring. pic.twitter.com/pBAqo02RxO
When asked if he himself had played with anything he considered that greedy, the Liverpool legend replied: "No, not as bad as that."
He added: "I sit and watch Liverpool play and think, if my mate Kenny [Dalglish] had been playing with him they'd have been fighting each other in the dressing room after every game, he just wouldn't tolerate it.
"But his numbers, he'll say at the end of his career, 'look at my numbers.'"
𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓, 𝐖𝐎𝐖! 🔥
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 31, 2021
An 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 breakaway goal, finished in incredible style by @MoSalah 😱👏 pic.twitter.com/FVIk8o9ozF
Souness then oddly changed gears, complimenting Salah on his second goal: "But his touch there, magnificent touch, magnificent finish."
I hate it when Souness goes on about Salah being selfish. Since he joined Liverpool, only Kevin de Bruyne has made more chances for team-mates in the Premier League. That's a fact. A fact. He just scores more goals than everyone else as well.
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) January 31, 2021
Liverpool's win means they move above Leicester City to third place in the table, four points adrift of league leaders Manchester City.
As for Salah, he's the league's top scorer with 15 goals to his name as he eyes a third Premier League Golden Boot award.
He has 21 goals in all competitions and will be looking to add to his brilliant tally when the English champions resume their campaign on Wednesday against Brighton.
source https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-liverpool-star-mohamed-salah-slammed-as-the-greediest-player-ever-20210201
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