'MO SALAH'S BEING A BIG BABY!' 😳 - Craig Burley on Salah's drama with Jurgen Klopp | ESPN FC

Mario Melchiot, Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to discuss Mohamed Salah's drama with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and react to Liverpool's 2-2 draw with West Ham.

[@SlavicGuitar]

Nunez was asked what happened between Salah and Klopp. He said he missed it.

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

He said he saw nothing

[@marklong982]

I see what you did there.

[@SlavicGuitar]

@@marklong982 😁👍

[@stwartic4296]

Half the comments didn't get the joke 😂

[@platnumj]

@@stwartic4296guess they missed it too 😂

[@EH_1995]

Funny how Salah’s worst season is still most players best 😂

[@sherifnabil50]

Most players don't even reach half of his worst season

[@nav2009]

Saurez score more from 38 games ! Look you dont act like that when speaking to klopp If we think the is ok then lets not have any vaules

[@Bolu-mg2ki]

@@nav2009 nope

[@nav2009]

@@sherifnabil50 Saurez

[@nav2009]

@@Bolu-mg2ki look it up you fool !

[@Triple_X_X]

I knew Craig was gonna call him "A Big baby" once he comes to the show 😂

[@michaeljohnson-thiman4975]

You know everything

[@dimitar297]

Craig is insufferable. Ali too. Total knobs.

[@Andy-xp5sp]

Salah should never have tried to terrorise his manager, salah is an average player and never was a good one. The best thing is if Li-VAR-pool ship him to the desert, where he belongs

[@davismorgan7955]

@@dimitar297why do you watch then?

[@compaq243]

​@@Andy-xp5sp you must be a very very confused deluded little boy🤪

[@WHO_T_F_CARES402]

I'm here just for the buffoonery from certain pundits 😂😂

[@hightimes4246]

Those stats at the beginning are actually insane. 44 goals and 15 assists in his first season back in the premier league. Has to be one of the best first seasons in prem history

[@bigmoney7332]

44 goals in all competitions not only the EPL

[@shaquillethomas1544]

​@@bigmoney7332swears sometime I have to wonder if it kids makes these type of comments more times🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@lukelocks9083]

But it wasn't his first season, for first season back, ain't first season. So feel free to enter his "first season back in the premier league" into the "first season back in the premier league" competition.

[@hightimes4246]

@@bigmoney7332 yeah I’m aware. Still broke the scoring record In prem at the time tho

[@hightimes4246]

@@lukelocks9083 why do you have to downplay it?

[@philiplee8219]

Instead of moaning he should prove him wrong on the field

[@pspolygons]

Cheers Geoff.

[@jihadabdallah8756]

In 10 minutes play time?

[@JOK35T3R]

@@jihadabdallah8756 In the previous 2 weeks

[@sherifnabil50]

This is what racism looks like

[@Rain188]

Pundits making such a big deal of it! Remember when KDB said shut up to Pep and everyone heard it but no back pages, sport bar, ESPN, etc analysis of it?

[@dreddmann6532]

Exactly.

[@mosesjuice2]

Try being a united fan. They'd run this for weeks.

[@tla_studios]

KDB was literally on the pitch trying to play and Pep was on 11 in his ear about what to do every second. Totally different bc that was in game passion; and OBVIOUSLY not indicative of a fracture between the men with the same goal. Salah's reaction to Klopp absolutely highlights WAY more going on, and that's why it's getting legs. Pep being a perfectionist and micro-manager isn't new and it's always gotten results = no story.

[@Rain188]

@@tla_studiosthat was one incident. There was other times that KDB and pep got in argument and we all seen it on our TVs. Most recently when he subbed him few games ago

[@ani4226]

The difference is they did this while winning . When team is winning and this things happen it's not that big news but if your team is losing then it's different

[@trinigodblessyouth4964]

😂😂😂Shaka sound like a true Trini ..'I heard it then and I don't want too hear it now " 😂😂😂

[@waynesitarz424]

Mo's angry when subbed, angry when benched,angry when subbed on late. It's his PL goal count for him.

[@EH_1995]

Top players should never be happy with any of that.

[@kofiashiboe-mensah686]

every competitive pro player would be. that ego they have is part of what helps them to perform at a high level. in sports, confidence is very important

[@ShoaibAhmedNZ]

This is all just a storm in a tea cup. A top player and coach has had a disagreement. So what? Happens every day. Salah is a humble guy with no record of shenanigans. 210 goals, and at a better strike rate than the only two players ahead of him all time says all. He's a legend.

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

Meanwhile at United none of the players care in the slightest and haven't done for years. Which do they want, passion and fire or apathy?

[@talisa222]

@@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights I mean Salah is showing passion and fire in his arguing but not so much on the pitch. that said I give him the benefit of the doubt, first time injured and completely out of form, maybe there's some psychological issue there. he is ducking out of challenges and backing down, his mentality on the pitch is bad for whatever reason

[@adamsantini2991]

spitting facts brother, these people just need a scapegoat i stg

[@Lioness_UTV]

I mostly agree with what you are saying, except Salah as humble as he is in many areas IS a true competitor and has shown his unhappiness whenever he is benched. I remember a few situations between him and Mane. The cross the line moment here was arguing on the touchline, the rest is between him and Klopp.

[@Photosoflife]

@Lioness_UTV No elite level player with an elite winning mentality enjoys being benched. That’s the bottom line. The fact that Salah gets frustrated when subbed shows that he actually cares.

[@sosolawson6587]

Jeez, the way people can turn on someone who has done so much for them after one misshap is amazing 😮😮

[@craigmillington421]

You talk like a snowflake... SMH

[@mosesjuice2]

Then they have the neck to sing you never walk alone😂😂

[@seghi111]

Plastic people everywhere

[@Lioness_UTV]

Are they turning on him or are they just holding him accountable for his own actions in this moment as they will Klopp too btw.

[@seghi111]

Yeah maybe salah underperforming in the last few games...but come on.. underperforming salah miles better than Elliot...why klopp decided to bench him 2 games in a row in title race like this..klopp is being absolutely ridiculous!

[@ahmedbaashi8872]

36 G/A for 41 games waaaaww he is playing with nunes and Diaz. How many big chances created but wasted those 2 front line

[@Iamwhatyousayiam]

Trust me, there's no point. Half the footballing world are so fickle

[@dead_r33d]

@@Iamwhatyousayiam very mate. it's ridiculous

[@Nppppppoppppppppp]

Salah complaining while missing so many chances could never be me

[@mohamedsahidkoroma1687]

Still scored 24 goals

[@oiulti6900]

It’s more like his assists should have given us 15 goals. What he needs to cry about, is getting strikers to complete his assists and get those goals.

[@mohamedismail2485]

Chances HE created!

[@mohamedismail2485]

How many chances has he created for the other donkeys who wasted then all!

[@dzenitadelic3254]

Wow just wow to his numbers again. Everyone would like to have a player like him. I hope Mr Slot let him play more central at our attacking team and we get another players like Firmino and Mane to attack with him together. That would be for sure more succesfull for our Liverpool. Diaz and mostly Nunez aren't that. Well done Mo we love you and please stay and show all the haters where they place is.

[@rydmerlin]

So when’s his interview with Piers Morgan?

[@ani4226]

😂

[@dead_r33d]

funny

[@EH_1995]

Never, cus he’s actually not a cry baby atall

[@ani4226]

I think their relationship was always on edge and with now klopp set to leave he is now not hiding it any more .

[@RAW-zw5jt]

Silly how people assume Salah wants to go to Saudi.

[@Lioness_UTV]

It's not silly, Salah is an absolute mega star in the Arab world so it's not such a stretch, but it is speculation.

[@mohamedismail2485]

@@Lioness_UTV He's a mega star everywhere especially Europe!

[@dead_r33d]

I'm saying!! it's the most ridiculous thing. Like he'll just GOOO to Saudi. silly

[@spoilbrattprudaksinz1820]

​@@Lioness_UTVhis a bigger star in Liverpool so by that logic he should just stay

[@chacha.S11]

Salah deserves to feel the way he felt . He is a club legend . He has done so much for Liverpool . I don't understand why people are quick to want to blame someone. Klopp decision to bench him was the right move and also Salah getting upset about being benched was also valid. Nobody has blame

[@hindey2000]

So why did the ref try to make out the keeper was injured and call the physio on when no one, including the keeper, thought he was injured. If it was down to no advantage being gained then he didn't need to tell the keeper to go down to cover his own mistake. Another goal for Liverpool stolen by the PGMOL.

[@abdulalquraishi6462]

If Nunez and Diaz were able to convert all the chances mo Salah created to them he’ll be number one in assists in the league

[@Photosoflife]

@abdulalquraishi6462 Spot on. Salah should easily have 20-25 assists this season.

[@user-oq1fz7qj2o]

Spot on comment Greg. Carabao cup winning team was with out most senior team. JK has the overall decision as the legitimate Mgr on who to play for the day match.

[@StamfordBridge]

So curious as to what it was that made him lose his mind.

[@Lioness_UTV]

As a talented competitive player I suspect Salah's frustration boiled over as Liverpool were so close and his below par performance, a leader on the team has contributed to losing out on cups, out of the title race, Klopp leaving, the season that looked so promising in April has now disapated.

[@PieJesu244]

Entitled lifestyle for kicking a bag of wind

[@cyrilstheone]

I bet it was just cos he was warming up (with other subs) for 20 mins. Why have them on so late?

[@robinlabouche2230]

Mo Salah coming on as a sub and throws his dummy, Haaland coming on as a sub and scoring...different ego's I agree with Craig, oh and I am a Liverpool fan !!!!!

[@johannesgrobler853]

Im a City fan but feel sorry for Jurgen Klop,he does'nt need this from his players after grooming them to be toplevel players and the great football team they are now

[@fadhliikram9347]

chill guys, jamie caragher already said both salah and klopp are legends. no need to take sides...hahahahah

[@GIBBO4182]

5:52 exactly this! Nice to see that someone gets what happened with the Gakpo incident!

[@freedomette2464]

If Mbappe reacted like this all media woud have crucified him!...

[@Toomanyfakeshitandplagiarism]

Expectation is different, boy. MB is the best on earth. Sa is at best league 1 level😊

[@brazygravy]

@@Toomanyfakeshitandplagiarismwhat are you on about?

[@moonvenerable7897]

He did that against Tuchel

[@ani4226]

You started watching football from yesterday then I guess cause MB had already done this and he wasn't crucified but the manager was sacked

[@Lioness_UTV]

MB crucified, seriously with all his antics, come on. 🙄

[@nav2009]

In 33 Premier League games in 2013/2014, Liverpool's star man racked up a staggering tally of 31 goals and no less than 17 assists

[@MrKaravaj]

Nunez, Gapko, Diaz are all average. Salah world class but sadly he got injured and didnt retain his form. Jota is the only attacker doing his job done well at Liverpool but sadly he is also often injured

[@chriscam686]

Diaz is not an average player.

[@Darkknight9035]

@@chriscam686 good player but below average finisher

[@adamsantini2991]

@@chriscam686 Phenomenal dribbler but deeply and truly average lol

[@Lioness_UTV]

This isn't true, there is nothing average about any of these players. However a collapse of form has occurred and ALL are responsible for themselves.

[@EH_1995]

Nunez, Gakpo & Diaz are all good players, just not great finishers.

[@shadyyackout6182]

The biggest problem is when salah’s form dipped no one stepped up and the defense let us down, if only any of the games anyone else could carry us things would have gone differently, also not to mention odegard handball in our match and Diaz goal in Tottenham (by the way Salah would have been top of assists 2024 with less games than others and calling him poor)

[@suiwandanda418]

So we should have kept Mane?

[@simphiwemntambo7397]

So no one is talking about the constant cuts and edits

[@HOPEALIVEAPPAREL]

Who fouled the keeper? Nobody fouled him.

[@Itz_JJ25]

Roy keane thought the same about Robertson 2 liv players now

[@slipperiolo]

they cut out something don said haha

[@research8131]

Salah’s finishing may have dipped, but the narrative portraying him as deserving to be benched solely based on this is overly simplistic. Despite his goal stats, his post-AFCON performances have been okay, certainly not as bad as the media will she you believe. Examples like his passes to set up teammates, such as Diaz against City, and numerous chances created for Nunez, demonstrate his contribution. Additionally, his performance is affected by his teammates’ poor finishing, amplifying any shortcomings. In my view, he’s unfairly judged based solely on his scoring record.

[@debopratim012]

As he grows older he has to learn to sometimes make a impact from the bench he can't create rift in the team when he is benched

[@PIP-cw7qe]

Mario’s background is dope

[@robs6952]

Fully with Craig on this - I can’t understand how many pundits think Salah should never be dropped, but I also wonder if the “fire” comment was more about how the media would react whatever he said rather than in the dressing room?

[@rajendranmuniandy3749]

Craig im with you on this spot on

[@teddyprendegast7007]

Really do think ESPN guys don’t know much about football or football players to be honest.. it’s like a few friends having a dum conversation about football because they favor one team or player at the moment

[@Rob-hy8vb]

Very disrespectful from Salah, he was benched for a reason he been terrible

[@JJbyo]

Even if Salah has dropped off he is still way better than all Liverpool strikers.

[@derrencoles5051]

Geez, I hate the modern world - it was nothing.

[@yvonnemerckel1002]

Love you Salah

[@joey6353]

Salah’s just passionate

[@kevinlemon6537]

Liverpool began to lose the prem when Klopp announced he is leaving . The players and team gave up . Sala is reflecting that .

[@naumanashraf1753]

Those numbers just shows he is among top 10 best premier league players, however still this season it is good.

[@wamakaneba5253]

His 0 assists recently is due to the poor finishing from the other guys

[@rmzidann]

Mo Salah deserves better!

[@JJbyo]

If their blue eyed boy Kane or any other English players they would be backing them.

[@user-gp9dj6ly5c]

For once. Burley is noy being biased. Probably took his medication. Lol

[@andrewt8132]

Check out his goal record in the run home 2years ago. When we lost in the CL final and lost the league by 1 point - same garbage

[@anuragdandekar6064]

I agree. He should have so much more respect for klopp

[@TerribleEnglish]

Salah won't be staying. They always say "We want x player to stay" while not offering them what they want.

[@serialkilla23]

salah never the same salah since mane left.

[@ahmedbaashi8872]

Is mane the same at bayer and Al nasri 😂😂😂😂

[@Photosoflife]

@serialkilla23 You mean 54 goals and 28 assists in less than two seasons since Mane left?

[@danielseraphin9982]

Finally, something talking like a pro and not a spoil child. Seeing some stupid pundits saying he should just play him and it is disrespectful not playing him.

[@nathanielabbate8747]

I said we'd capitulate and was told I was wrong....a tiger doesn't change its stripes 🤷‍♂️

[@domingos_m]

I blame that game vs Mozambique. Reinildo Mandava had Salah on his pocket

[@jihadabdallah8756]

Common guys, give some respect to Salah. You drop him because of his form, then you bring him in the last 12 minutes, that is humiliation to such a great player. In more than one season he carried the team on his shoulders, people have short memories. This stupid pundit calling him a kid, he is a proud player with winning mentality. Salah may be wrong to point to Klopp as he did in the clash, but no one knows what Klopp said to Salah to provoke his reaction.

[@misdamagoo213]

Wheels falling off Liverpool FC ............ grabbing popcorn. 🤣

[@SROUMALD]

James Milner and Sadio had the same Problem with him

[@ayabulelamtsishe5254]

It's klopp who whispered smthng into him he didn't just fight why y'all ignoring dat

[@billfrohberg3206]

Maybe he's looking for a way out. New management will be asking, "what have you done for us lately".

[@AmiKay-ud4jo]

I agree with Dan's theory. It sounds plausible and Mo probably feel betray by Klopp.

[@jimknight5420]

5 starts in those 8 games, so don't make out Klopp hasn't been picking him! In that period his goals per 90 minutes have plunged from 0.71 to 0.38 in the PL. Should have been sold last summer and based on his recent form they won't now get what was an offer.

[@godofallsuperpowers2136]

you all are sh*tting on Salah who has 36 goal contributions in 41 games. he is having a wonderful season and Liverpool's collaspe is no fault of his. we have become so dissensitised that we would consider a 36 goal contribution player as having a bad season.

[@nav2009]

He is not bigger then the club .. ! you cannot complain . He is nothing sepcial ? You cannot act like the kid !

[@MusiciansWithVision]

Sad that this will set Liverpool back once again!

[@glynnbouwers4951]

Salah club Legend but its time to cash in. We love you Salah

[@christianwag3015]

Whatever it is, no one's bigger than the club. Period 😉😆

[@coolnews6395]

If Salah had played for another club like Manchester United, he would have been properly appreciated. Look how they value Bruno, who is never compared to Salah. Salah was the best player in Liverpool for seven years, and in the end, he was introduced in an important match in the last eight minutes. This is a huge insult to a legend like Salah. This is the least he can do to express his feelings

[@startersmarket2661]

ESPN POST THE WHOLE SHOW PLZ JEBUS CRIES

[@Zoe-777]

He ain’t staying

[@volfreak2028]

Salah must earn a slot (in squad) from next season 😂😂😂

[@naijamasterflexin-dh7fc]

You take Sane and Firminho & replace them with Nunez & Diaz, gee goly i wonder why Salahs form dropped. It would have made more sense to ship him off when they moved away from them other 2.

[@josephy2725]

Why is Klopp not being criticized here? Whatever he said was not an instruction, that's for sure - it had to have been a snarky/sarcastic comment

[@darkenvoy9991]

Salah's finishband he knows it. Liverpool's downfall has begun

[@fashelfut]

It’s crazy how everyone is telling salah to ‘move on’ and leave because of one moment that is very out of character for him. He’s still one of the top scorers in the league and he missed a big chunk of the season too.

[@tyrellpalmer3041]

Really don't get these pundits......

[@donn07]

These guys are right about Salah that proud good for nothing player has to be sold off

[@shengyi1701]

Someone calling a legend a baby. I can agree with Craig to some extent but in terms of goals and accolades, no comparison

[@ShepherdNdhlovu1]

As expected the ESPN pundits 🙄 Both Pep Guardiola and Klopp having bust ups with star players but not one of them talks about Managers Having difficulty managing Modern Players . If it was Mourinho the Narrative would be quite different 🙄🙄

[@darkoanton5]

As if Diaz, Gakpo, Darwin having been doing it. Two goals in eight matches is fantastic form for them. Even starting him on the bench may be justified but to sub him on with ten or so minutes to go is the bigger problem.

[@Hedgie-zq4wf]

I'm with Craig on this.....Salah was embarrassing at the weekend and I'm a Liverpool fan. He thinks everything revolves around him now does Salah!! Klopp is the manager and Klopp makes the decisions as to who plays or not. I want Salah gone now so that Slot doesn't have to deal with that kind of bollocks next season. Get Salah gone and bring Bowen in, Bowen is a proper team player and gets better and better every season.

[@ericthekop9624]

Hi 👋👋

[@UTube-gs1yf]

As a LFC fan I think we should bite the Saudi hand off that offers us 100 mill. Reinvest it into two RW players - one expected to start for 60, and another from France/Germaney or whatever expected to put pressure on the spot 25-30. Elise and ...? IDK Spend the change on a young CB.

[@Dunk1970]

Craig needs to brush up on the rules. The ref didn't give a freekick, or play advantage in lieu of a freekick. This is proved by the fact that the ref restarts play with a drop ball. If it had been deemed a freekick or no advantage following a freekick, then the restart would have been ... a freekick. The ref was wrong to interfere.

[@andrewlane8949]

I think people are making more of this than there is salah was upset about being on subs bench but he and Nunez have not being playing well so i understand what klopp did and what ever klopp said to salah before he cam on it would of not been anything negative

[@kastamoro6071]

Greg scars of Klop 😂😂

[@jakeet999]

Well Mo is a very lucky boy had Fergie been his manager back in the day, end of

[@stormshadow2k]

Huge LFC fan. I will hold Mo Sallah as a legend for eternity, but its now time to sell him. He is worth WAY too much to be let go for free in the future.

[@user-gp9dj6ly5c]

Sadio mane was fed.up with salahs selfishness. Its the same with rashford. Its just yhat Liverpool has the midfield and defence to win back the ball for salah. Pure facts😊

[@trinigodblessyouth4964]

But in the last 3 Games I Been said Salah isn't looking like his ole self....so things peeling off at Liverpool and the Gaffer trying too salvage what he can of the season why should he play u If u out of form?? I can't back Salah here as much as I like the guy

[@Lygbeats0708]

African players gets more scrutiny than the rest. The guy has 36 goal contributions in 41 games this season and u are calling him a big baby??? Shameful pundits

[@dublinsfaircity]

Stop.talking rubbish.

[@AmitabhBachchanFanAccount]

Remember when Liverpool fans used to force Eden Hazard comparisons. Hazard used to be compared to Messi and Ronaldo while Liverpool fans now want to get rid of Salah. At this point, Origi is bigger Liverpool legend than Salah.

[@Triple_X_X]

Hazard being compared to Messi in that era was the most stupid deluded ludicrous narrative by deluded Prem fans yet again That guy couldn't even lace Neymar's boots let alone MESSI

[@ahmedbaashi8872]

Hazard retired while mo still playing that is different levels

[@zerus4435]

Also Hazard's goal count per season is funny😂😂😂😂

[@simonoliver8576]

​​​​@@ahmedbaashi8872well I dont know what you think m8 but I did see a comment on here that liverpool fans were comparing salah to hazard well I am a liverpool fan and I aint comparing them because mo salah is levels above hazard re what matters metrics and numbers as in goals and assists eden hazard had like two decent seasons at chelsea decent player in his day granted but not as consistent as mo salah no way🤣 and re mo salah recent slump in form if we are calling it that he is still liverpool top scorer this season and is three away from twenty goals in prem this season and people say this is a bad season🤣 I mean ok yes he had better seasons and he aint been at his best since he returned from the afcon the injury he picked up didnt help but its just form his numbers are still really good as I said you cant put it all on mo salah when liverpool are struggling imo other players need to step it up aswell imo 🤔

[@SROUMALD]

As a Liverpool fan since in my mother’s womb I can say that there are problems in Liverpool club , the type of football they were playing for the past few weeks is weak and non sense , it seems that the coach tactical team has lost it .if we have lost this league is not because of Salah but of poor and illogical tactics , they keep attacking like a mad cougar running for his life . I called this stubbornness of the coach , stop blaming players . Thank you 😊

[@user-gn5zz8ml6x]

Salah at his worst is profoundly better than Elliott at his best. The team mates know this and maybe something is festering. At least replace Salah with someone with more than 2 goals with 900 minutes played? If something is festering something like this can happen.

[@PAAKWAMEPAA]

❤

[@AJ-ru5oi]

0 assists but probably 10 key passes not finished by Diaz and Nunez 😂 so out of context

[@Photosoflife]

@AJ-ru5oi Bingo. Salah genuinely should have 20-25 assists this season. Not kidding at all.

[@user-qy2yw5ed3d]

LFC always seem to get "stupid money" for their cast-offs.

[@frkzd]

gosh. the ESPN AV team are really lazy and snoozing on the job

[@serialkilla23]

salah a club legend just like heskey.