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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Will Castle

Mohamed Salah hits back at post ‘disrespecting’ former Liverpool teammates

  • Mohamed Salah criticised a Liverpool fan account on X for a post that compared former teammates Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez unfavourably with new signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.
  • The fan account's post suggested Wirtz and Isak represented a "bigger upgrade" in footballing history.
  • Salah responded by defending Diaz and Nunez, stating that new signings should be celebrated without disrespecting "Premier League champions".
  • Following Salah's intervention, the fan account issued an apology, clarifying that no disrespect was intended.
  • The social media exchange occurred after Diaz transferred to Bayern Munich for £65.5m and Nunez joined Al-Hilal for £46.2m, while Liverpool reportedly broke transfer records for Isak and Wirtz.

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