The Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has admitted being selfish on the field, especially when playing with Sadio Mane.
The Egyptian opened up about his relationship with the Senegalese forward when playing for ‘the Kop’.
The 29-year-old who has scored 13 goals in 15 top-flight games this season said the relationship he shares with Mane is strictly professional.
“My relationship with Sadio [Mane]? We are teammates on the pitch and in the locker room, and it’s a professional relationship,” he said.
Salah added that they always give their all to win despite the competition of ‘who is best’, which is expected in every team.
“Sometimes I act selfishly on the field, but no one puts his interest above the interest of the team, and it is not intentional,” he stated.
Salah recalled a game where Mane left the field angrily after failing to pass to him on many occasions, stating that was the moment people started questioning their relationship off the field of play.
Though he admits Mane gives him assists, he reiterated that he is not jealous of anyone who scored because, in the end, they serve the team.]
Asked about his awards, he said it is all about people’s opinions, as he sees himself as the best in the world.
“I can’t say I don’t want to win the Ballon d’Or or Fifa The Best, of course, I want to get any of them, and I know I’ll win any of them at some point, but if I don’t win them no problem I’m not worried, but I feel the criteria for these awards are unfair,” he said.
“Money and fame have made me more honest with myself, that I don’t want to prove anything to myself,”
he added.
On his relationship with Jurgen Klopp, Salah explained he shares an excellent relationship because he always tries to bring the best out of him.
Salah added that they disagree because they think differently as he always wants to play, but Klopp is the coach who wants every other player to play.
“We have been together for five years, and I can always ask him why I don’t play or why he rested me; Klopp is tough when necessary or when he feels the team is too confident of winning, but he treats the players well,” he concluded.