Michael Owen says Mohamed Salah was guilty of not passing the ball to his Liverpool teammates enough during the goalless draw with Manchester United.
Forward Salah was a subdued figure as, up against an impressive performance from United defender Luke Shaw, he struggled to make his presence felt in a game in which Liverpool saw plenty of the ball, but were let down by their play in front of goal.
Salah hasn't scored a Premier League goal since coming off the bench and bagging a brace in the 7-0 win over Crystal Palace before Christmas, and Owen says his perceived "selfishness" was on show on Sunday, only this time it was more pronounced.
“There is a lot of selfishness creeping in, I’ve seen that again,” Owen told Premier League Productions.
“Mo Salah is not passing enough of the ball again. He’s never passed it much, but there are extremes. The last sort of few games I’m thinking ‘come on’.”
Meanwhile Owen and fellow pundit Paul Scholes disagreed on an incident just before half-time, when referee Paul Tierney blew his whistle to signify the end of the half despite Sadio Mane appearing to be through on goal.
“Even if it had been on the dot, I still think [play should go on] if you are about to cross the ball into the box or about to play a through-ball," said Owen, who also had a spell at United.
His former teammate Scholes disagreed though, saying: ""If the time’s up, Michael, you have to blow the whistle.”
The two sides meet again in the FA Cup fourth round at Old Trafford this Sunday.
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