Andy Robertson reacts after his long-serving team-mate Mohamed Salah announces he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season
Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah (L) and Liverpool's Scottish defender #26 Andrew Robertson (R) applaud fans on the pitch after the English FA Cup fifth round football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on March 6, 2026. Liverpool won the game 3-1. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah (L) and Liverpool's Scottish defender #26 Andrew Robertson (R) applaud fans on the pitch after the English FA Cup fifth round football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on March 6, 2026. Liverpool won the game 3-1. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
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Andy Robertson has hailed the departing Mohamed Salah as Liverpool's "greatest" player.
News of Salah's exit at the end of the season broke out of the blue on Tuesday evening, signalling the end of an illustrious nine-year partnership between the Egyptian and the Anfield club.
With 255 goals in 435 appearances, the 33-year-old will depart as the Reds' third highest goalscorer behind only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.
And Robertson, who signed for the club in the same transfer window in 2017, led the dressing room tributes.
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Posting on Instagram, the Scotland international wrote: "Mohamed, thank you.
"Nine of the best years of our lives with amazing memories on and off the pitch. Watching you become the best at what you do and become one of the best to ever have worn the Liverpool shirt has been a joy to watch and be part of.
"Your mentality is second to none and a lot of people could take note. You have pushed yourself every single day and always demanded more from yourself and others.
"A pleasure sharing the pitch with you for so long but even more so being able to call you a friend.
"You deserve a send-off that reflects your status at LFC – the greatest. Second to none."
The exact circumstances behind the decision have yet to become revealed, with the role of manager Arne Slot unclear, but former Liverpool player Stephen Warnock has suggested the Dutchman could find himself following Salah out of the club if results go badly in the coming weeks.
"Do they have a replacement now in the squad? No they don't, absolutely not," he told BBC Radio Five Live.
"Whether it's Arne Slot or a new manager (who has to find one), we'll have to wait and see. That's another thing that's up for debate.
"If Liverpool crash out of the Champions League to Paris Saint-Germain in the next few weeks and they don't win against Manchester City in the FA Cup, suddenly things look a lot bleaker.
"It won't just be Mohamed Salah they're looking for a replacement for, it will be the manager."