Firmino book reveals Salah-Mane tensions at Liverpool\u060c<\/p>\n
Roberto Firmino has revealed tensions between Sadio Man\u00e9 and Mohamed Salah during the trio’s stay at Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Firmino, who left Liverpool last summer after a trophy-laden eight-year spell at Anfield, said he played the role of “fireman” between the pair when they formed one of the most successful attacking partnerships most devastating attacks in Europe \u2013 seen most publicly when Man\u00e9 was angry. on the bench against Burnley in 2019 shortly after Salah failed to pass him the ball for an easy strike.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI knew these guys very well, perhaps better than anyone,\u201d Firmino wrote in his book \u201cS\u00ed Se\u00f1or: My Liverpool Years\u201d. “It was me on the pitch, right in the middle of them. I saw with my own eyes the looks, the grimaces, the body language, the dissatisfaction when one was angry with the other. I I could feel it. I was the link between them in our offensive game and the fireman in those moments.<\/p>\n “For many, this disagreement [against Burnley in August 2019] between Sadio and Mo, it was the first; for some, the first and the last. But I knew it had been brewing since the previous season, 2018-19. My instinct and duty was to defuse the situation between them. Pour water on the fire, never gasoline.\u201d<\/p>\n Mane left Liverpool in 2022 to join Bayern Munich, but left a year later to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Pro<\/a> League side Al Nassr. Firmino also moved to Saudi Arabia, joining Al Ahli as a free agent.<\/p>\n Salah remains at Liverpool, with 10 goals in 15 games in all competitions this season, despite Liverpool rejecting a \u00a3150 million ($190 million) bid from Al Ittihad last summer.<\/p>\n Firmino continued: “They were never best friends; everyone kept to themselves. It was rare to see them talk and I don’t know if that had to do with the rivalry between Egypt and Senegal in the African competitions. I’m really not sure. I don’t know. But they never stopped talking, never broke ties. They always acted with the utmost professionalism.<\/p>\n