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title: "Liverpool: Fans criticise Mohamed Salah during RB Leipzig clash"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-mohamed-salah-rb-leipzig-champions-league-jurgen-klopp-ucl-last-16-fans-react-twitter/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-02-16T20:59:38Z"
modified: "2021-02-16T20:59:38Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans criticise Mohamed Salah during RB Leipzig clash

**Many Liverpool fans were not happy with forward Mohamed Salah during his side’s Champions League last 16 game against RB Leipzig.**

The match had been moved to [Hungary](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/liverpool-leipzig-budapest-venue-champions-league-b1802901.html) due to COVID-19 restrictions in Germany, with the Reds fielding as strong a line-up as they possibly can in light of their catastrophic injury list. Yet, despite having their main stars on show, Jurgen Klopp’s side were unable to break the deadlock by half-time, with some Liverpool fans voicing their frustrations at Salah in particular.

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The former AS Roma man had an opportunity to pass to his striking partner Sadio Mane but opted not to and forced a save from former Reds’ shot-stopper Peter Gulacsi.

At the half-way mark, the 28-year-old was on a 6.4 match rating as per [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/liverpool-rb-leipzig/UskCo) (the joint-lowest of any player on the pitch), having missed that big chance, providing no key passes whatsoever and losing possession ten times – only Trent Alexander-Arnold conceded the ball on more occasions (12).

The Egyptian, who is currently the [leading scorer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/top-scorers) in the Premier League, was scrutinised recently by talkSPORT pundit Darren Bent who [suggested](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1351568350468571136)that Liverpool’s number eleven was developing an attitude problem.

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Despite being arguably one of their [most threatening players from that first-half](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/feb/16/rb-leipzig-v-liverpool-champions-league-round-of-16-first-leg-live), a minority of supporters took it upon themselves to let rip at the [£108m-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-salah/profil/spieler/148455) Salah, with one fan suggesting that he should be sold next summer.

### Fans not impressed with Salah

**“The sooner we get rid of Salah and Firmino the better!! Time to move on.”**

[Credit: @aswjarvis](https://twitter.com/aswjarvis/status/1361772357426233345)

**“Salah only knows how to run in straight lines, can’t change directions at all”**

[Credit: @Nepalsfinest](https://twitter.com/Nepalsfinest/status/1361772646556393474)

**“Salah looking like an O35 player, the mind is there but the touch and body isn’t as sharp as it used to be”**

[Credit: @EddyEdsonJones](https://twitter.com/EddyEdsonJones/status/1361773050283368453)

**“Salah is like James Harden off the ball”**

[Credit: @lfccian](https://twitter.com/Ifccian/status/1361773317775097863)

**“So if #Salah just squares that central to #Mane it’s a tap in and 1-0. It’s moments like this that #Citys front three make that pass, but #Lfc don’t… And the individual greed shows. That is the difference. #RBLLFC #UCL”**

[Credit: @TheLFCNinja](https://twitter.com/TheLFCNinja/status/1361772258306490369)

**“Salah and Mane are clearly not best friends. SO selfish not playing him in there”**

[Credit: @XcixHanss](https://twitter.com/XcixHanss/status/1361771321609367552)

*In other news, **[Liverpool fans react as FSG refuse to sanction huge deadline day transfer.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/liverpool-fans-react-as-fsg-refuse-to-meet-ismaila-sarr-asking-price/)***