Michael Owen’s “devious” Liverpool Mo Salah and Sadio Mane theory after Chelsea defeat

Michael Owen has spoken of his ‘devious’ idea that Sadio Mane is in search of to restrict Mohamed Salah ’s alternatives to attain.

It comes after Liverpool suffered their fifth successive Premier League defeat on Thursday as Chelsea triumphed at Anfield.

The beforehand electrical entrance three of Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino haven’t appeared their ordinary selves in latest weeks, and have now gone three video games with out scoring.

That poor type continued in opposition to Thomas Tuchel’s Blues, with neither Salah, Mane or Firmino having a shot on course.

Mane did arguably have an opportunity to create a chance for teammate Salah throughout the opening 10 minutes of Thursday’s sport.

He was clipped by Andreas Christensen contained in the field, however as a substitute of happening and shouting for a penalty, Mane stayed on his ft and made an unsuccessful try and shoot.

After the sport, Owen revealed his idea about why Mane determined to not declare for a penalty.

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

“It was an excellent contact and he presumably thought he would possibly get an opportunity on the finish of it … however he did one thing comparable every week in the past (in opposition to Sheffield United).

“I simply surprise, and it may be a bit of little bit of devious ideas creeping into my head, Mo Salah is the penalty taker on this group, 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’.”

Owen additionally believes the 2 gamers’ competitiveness is among the key the reason why Liverpool’s attacking output has regressed.

“These gamers have been going for the golden boot for the previous couple of seasons,” Owen stated.

“It may 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 considered one of them is in a a lot better place to the opposite.

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

“I simply suppose 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 suppose a bit of bit.”