Alexis Mac Allister shared his sadness after Mo Salah played his final Champions League game for Liverpool, as he prepares to leave amid friction with the club.
Salah came off the bench for an impressive display despite Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, as their most involved and creative attacker.
But with the Reds knocked out of the quarter-finals, the Egyptian appeared to be in tears at full-time having played his final European game for the club.
His decision to leave this summer comes after public criticism of Liverpool’s higher-ups, telling reporters in December: “Someone doesn’t want me in the club.”
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Speaking to CBS Sports after the game, Mac Allister alluded to those issues between Salah and the club, while expressing his sadness at losing a talismanic player and a leader on and off the pitch.
“I can only smile when you speak about him. He’s a really good lad. He gave everything,” the midfielder said.
“He’s one of our leaders, not just by talking, but by the way he goes into football, how professional he is. For us, he’s an example, he’s a leader.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and captain Virgil van Dijk (R) react after the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. PSG won 4-0 on aggregate. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
“Of course I’m sad that we’re going to lose him, but that’s football and I cannot maybe speak about his situation because it’s something between him and the club.
“But as I said it’s sad to lose him, he’s a really important player for us and we can only enjoy these few games with him.
“Hopefully he can receive the farewell he deserves.”
What did Mo Salah say about issues with Liverpool?
LEEDS, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 6, 2025: Liverpool's substitute Mohamed Salah during the pre-match warm-up before the FA Premier League match between Leeds United FC and Liverpool FC at Elland Road. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Salah’s bombshell comments came after the 3-3 draw with Leeds at Elland Road, which marked his third game in a row as a substitute and his second of those unused.
He told reporters in the mixed zone: “It seems like the club is throwing me under the bus, that’s how I feel.
“I think it’s very clear that someone wants me to get all the blame.
“The club made a lot of promises to me in the summer and so far I’m on the bench three games, so I can’t say that they’ve kept their promise.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is substituted on and Liverpool manager Arne Slot looks on during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday December 13, 2025.
“I said before I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why.
“It seems to me, I would say, that someone doesn’t want me in the club.
“But again, this club, I’ll always support it, my kids will always support it, I love the club so much. I always will do.”
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