Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp already silenced Michael Owen’s ‘devious’ Sadio Mane Liverpool theory

Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah have already rebuffed Michael Owen’s newest claims a couple of potential goalscoring row between the Liverpool striker and Sadio Mane.

Mane has been questioned in some quarters this week after persevering with a development of staying on his ft within the penalty space regardless of contact from an opposition participant.

The Senegalese ahead opted to experience a problem from Andreas Christensen on Wednesday night time regardless of the Chelsea defender making slight contact.

Mane did related in matches in opposition to Southampton and Newcastle, with Liverpool dropping factors in each video games.

Consequently, Owen urged a weird idea that Mane’s determination to remain on his ft could possibly be due to an intra-squad rivalry with Salah.

“I couldn’t imagine he didn’t go down there and look, I’m not advocating he does,” Owen mentioned on Optus Sport.

“It was a terrific contact and he presumably thought he would possibly get an opportunity on the finish of it … however he did one thing related every week in the past [against Sheffield United].

“I simply marvel, and it could be just a little little bit of devious ideas creeping into my head, Mo Salah is the penalty taker on this workforce, and if he (Mane) thinks he’s getting an opportunity to attain he thinks ‘effectively I’m going to attain, if I don’t keep on my ft, Mo Salah’s going to get one other penalty.

“These gamers have been going for the golden boot for the previous couple of seasons. It could be a wild type of idea, however the aggressive nature of him and Mo Salah. We’ve seen them not passing to one another when one in every of them is in a a lot better place to the opposite.

“We’re seeing just a little little bit of selfishness, we’re seeing just a little little bit of disgruntled behaviour – Mo Salah shaking his head [when he was subbed off].

“I simply assume a few instances there, I’ve seen Mane go down for these type of alternatives…and (to not do it) two video games on the spin? It simply made me assume just a little bit.”

Salah and Klopp each dismissed any ideas of a rift between the pair final season when Mane reacted angrily to Salah’s determination to shoot throughout a victory over Burnley.

Klopp dismissed the Burnley second as insignificant, revealing that any variations had been resolved quickly after the game.

Salah echoed his supervisor’s feedback when he was requested by Sky Sports if there was competitors with him and Mane on who can rating essentially the most objectives.

“Sure, after all – me!”, the Egyptian laughed. “No, no, we do not take a look at it like that.

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“If none of us rating and the sport finishes zero-zero – which does not occur typically – we’re actually offended and we get aggravated by that. However after we’re on the pitch and we’re successful, it is nice.”

Salah added: “In my thoughts, the best way I give it some thought is that all the pieces begins within the dressing room.

“The relationships you’ve with everybody could make an enormous distinction on the pitch.

“All of us have nice relationships and I feel that helps us in video games and in coaching. It creates an excellent temper.”