Mohamed Salah, who is expected to leave the club at the end of the season, won praise for his professionalism after being left out of the starting line-up against Paris Saint-Germain. His attitude impressed former stars such as Stuart Pearce and Steven Gerrard.
Pierce, 68, noted that the forward embodied professionalism during his customary touchline warm-up, even after being overlooked for all five substitutions.
Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: “I’m watching from here as Mohamed Salah is also running [during the warm-up]… He’s at the front of the players, and sometimes this goes unnoticed.”
“If there is ever a time when a player’s behaviour is particularly poor, it is when Mohamed Salah is not selected for a match with six or seven games remaining in his Liverpool career, when the team needs a goal.”
“He has every chance to act up, yet there he is, running with the team in post-match fitness sessions and doing the work from box to box after games. So we must commend him for that; I know that’s his job.”
Gerrard also praised the forward’s professionalism and speculated that Salah was already focusing on next week’s Premier League outing.
The Anfield legend added: “He deserves credit; he stayed behind and did extra running after the match.”
He concluded: “He’s already thinking about Saturday’s game against Fulham, and that shows the professionalism and mentality he brings.”