‘I’ve been thrown under the bus by Liverpool’ — Salah fumes over bench role

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Mohamed Salah has expressed disappointment at being benched in consecutive English Premier League (EPL) matches following Liverpool’s 3-3 draw at Leeds United.

In an interview with journalists after Saturday’s game, the forward disclosed his bench role means he is being blamed for the struggling EPL champions’ poor season.

Liverpool have failed to win eight of 15 EPL matches, claiming maximum points just twice in the past 10 games, a far cry from their all-conquering form last season.

Salah had started all league games in the poor run until recently. He has been benched in the last three matches, and did not feature in two of them, a situation 33-year-old Salah find surprising after scoring 188 league goals since joining the club in 2017.

The self-proclaimed Egyptian king reckoned that he is being blamed for the poor run of form, and his new bench role means Liverpool have failed to keep their promise after signing a two-year contract extension in the summer.

“[I can’t believe] that I’m sitting on the bench for 90 minutes! The third time on the bench, I think for the first time in my career,” he said.

“I’m very, very disappointed to be fair. I have done so much for this club down the years and especially last season. Now I’m sitting on the bench and I don’t know why.

“It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That’s how I am feeling. I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame.

“I got a lot of promises in the summer and so far I am in the bench for three games so I can’t say they keep the promise.”

Salah added that he now feels he does not have “any relationship” with the manager following his reduced role in the team, and thinks he is being targeted to leave the club he loves.