Jamie Carragher at the Sport Industry Awards
Jamie Carragher has spoken about Liverpool's departing stars(Image: Reach Plc)
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Jamie Carragher wants Liverpool to seal Champions League qualification as early as possible so they can give Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson a proper send-off without any added pressure. Salah and Robertson will both leave at the end of the season and will get a farewell from the home support when Brentford visit Anfield on the final day.
“Hopefully we're already in the Champions League and we don't really need to win the game as such and the whole 90 minutes is about Mo Salah and Andy Robertson and we can give them the huge send-off they deserve,” Carragher said at the Sport Industry Awards. “It will be really emotional because you're saying goodbye to two of the absolute greats for Liverpool.
“I would say both players are probably the best players Liverpool have ever had in those positions so they're going to take some replacing. But that's for the summer.
“I think we salute them over the next few weeks and on that last final game at Anfield and give them the send off they really deserve.”
Salah picked up an injury last time out as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace, prompting fears he might have played his last game for the club. The Egyptian was unavailable against Manchester United but is expected back before the end of the campaign.
Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson celebrate a Liverpool goal
Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson will both leave Liverpool this summer(Image: Offside via Getty Images)
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“As we know for Mo, he is always working hard when he is fit and when he is injured to be back,” manager Arne Slot said on Friday. “He is usually fitter than others, so we expect him back for the final part of the season. Not for [United].
"It is always a big relief that his injury is minor to play for us and the World Cup. Any time a player who deserved a send-off, it's great news."
This time last year, Liverpool were preparing to say goodbye to Trent Alexander-Arnold. The long-serving right-back left for Real Madrid but has had an injury-interrupted first season in Spain.
It has been a year of change at the Bernabeu, with manager Xabi Alonso only lasting a few months and Alvaro Arbeloa failing to deliver a trophy. Rumours have been swirling over a new managerial appointment in the summer after a difficult season and Carragher hopes a summer reset can benefit Alexander-Arnold, whose Madrid team face Espanyol on Sunday.
“I hope he does really well over there,” he said. “It hasn't gone as planned for Real Madrid. He'll want to win something, it hasn't happened this season.
“But listen, Real Madrid are the biggest club in the world and they know what they're doing. I'm sure they'll sort it out.”
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