Liverpool legend Jimmy Carragher said he loves the fact that Mohamed Salah He has stated that he wants to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final, and that it should give Reds fans confidence that their star will play for revenge.
After Liverpool booked a place in the Champions League final, Salah said he hoped to face Real Madrid, not Manchester City, in Paris, due to what happened in the 2018 final.
and lost Liverpool Against Real Madrid at the time, with three goals to one, and Mohamed Salah suffered a serious shoulder injury due to a violent intervention from Sergio Ramos.
“I think it will be a huge motivation for him, I think he was very sad because in some ways this was his moment, he was really looking forward to it, he was an inspiration and the whole world at the time, he scored 44 A goal I think this season.”
He added: “The entire Liverpool season was built around this guy at the time, and then what do we say? Ramos used his expertise, the dark arts, whatever you want to call it, in that match it was a really big blow to him.”
He continued: “Players and managers never like to talk about revenge, they don’t like using that word in the press to build or maybe motivate an opponent in some way, but really we all think so!”
And he added: “It is something you do not say, so I was really impressed by the fact that Mohamed Salah was honest in what he said, when he stated that he preferred to play with Real Madrid and not Manchester City, because Manchester City is a better opponent, and because there is a task for him that is not over yet.”
“I loved the fact that he was honest about it, and that also makes me realize that he will be very determined to win this game, and that makes me feel good as a Liverpool fan.”
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He explained: “Sometimes you want to play well and do a lot really, so I hope Mohamed Salah doesn’t take stupid shots from ridiculous angles on the field, he does that from time to time, but I think he will have a big role to play in the match.”
And he added: “He was not in the best condition in the second half of the season, I think he understands that, I think you saw signs of frustration on him at different times, but I think he will feel that this (the Champions League final) is a payback.”
And Carragher went on to talk about something else, saying: “Even though there are a lot of Liverpool players who played in that final, I think Liverpool are in a completely different position now mentally, I think they feel like they belong in the Champions League final.”
He continued, “They really deserved to be in the Champions League final four years ago, but it was about standing against Real Madrid and the famous Ronaldo, who won twice, three and four European Cups at that stage.”
He added, “I think this is Real Madrid Different even if there were a lot of familiar players in midfield who were there that night, I think when we play this match Liverpool will not be surprised or feel like they are intimidated by Real Madrid, I think they will be very confident and it is different, Liverpool is better and Real Madrid is not Very well with this team.”
And he continued: “As we have seen at times this season in the Champions League, Real Madrid lost more games or as many games in the Champions League as Liverpool throughout the season, which shows how strong Liverpool have been since that final 4 years ago. He lost 3 games in 62 this season, which is a massive record.”
“I think they will go into the final in a completely different situation mentally than they were four years ago,” he concluded.