Michael Owen has ‘wild theory’ about Sadio Mane 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.”

Michael Owen believes the explanation Sadio Mane stays on his toes within the penalty space is that he doesn’t need teammate Mohamed Salah scoring one other spot-kick.

Owen was talking within the aftermath of Liverpool’s fifth residence defeat in succession which leaves the champions 4 factors outdoors the Champions League locations and a staggering 22 behind rivals Manchester Metropolis.

Michael Owen

The previous Liverpool striker is satisfied that Mane needed to remain on his toes as a way to get the aim himself and deny his teammate an opportunity to attain from the spot.

“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 important contact and he probably thought he may get an opportunity on the finish of it … however he did one thing comparable per week in the past.

“I simply wonder if he’s considering ‘dangle on a minute, I’m going to (try to) rating, as a result of if I don’t stand on my toes Mo Salah goes to get one other penalty’.”

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

“If he thinks he’s getting an opportunity to attain he thinks ‘properly I’m not going to attain, if I don’t keep on my toes, Mo Salah’s going to get one other penalty’.

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

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Whereas admitting that it’s a “wild kind of concept”, the 41-year-old does really feel there may be proof that the two Liverpool strikers don’t cross to one another when the cross is clearly the best choice.

“It may be a wild kind of concept, 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,” Owen defined.

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

“I simply assume a few occasions there, I’ve seen Mane go down for these form of alternatives…and two video games on the spin? It simply made me assume a bit bit.”

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