Mo Salah raised serious questions over his future at Liverpool after their 3-0 win away to Manchester United when repeatedly referring to this being his final season season with the club and noting that there have been no discussions yet over a new contract.
"I had a good summer, I had a long time just to stay with myself and try to think positive because as you know it's my last year in the club," Salah said after scoring the third goal at Old Trafford..
"I just want to enjoy it, I don’t want to think about it but I just feel I’m free to play football and we’ll see what can happen next year.
"I was coming to the game, I was saying 'look, it could be the last time (at Old Trafford)’. Nobody in the club talked to me yet about contracts so I’m just, like, ‘OK, I play my last season and see at the end of the season’."
Salah told Sky Sports: "It's a great result. It’s very important for the city, for the fans and also the manager, the first game for him here.
"We need to just carry on. If you want to win the league you have to win each game, so I’m glad we managed to win."
Asked by TV pundit Roy Keane if the game felt easy in the second half, Salah added: "I agree with you, I was a little bit surprised, the game could have finished 5-0 or 6-0. Still, they’re a tough team, but today it wasn’t their day."
Meanwhile, Keane's fellow pundit Gary Neville feels the defeat may have repercussions for the club's future direction.
"It was a sobering day for Erik ten Hag and a sobering day for United's players," Neville said."I think the new ownership, sat in the stand en-masse, thinking: 'Are we on the right path here?’
"That’s the question they will have to ask in the next few months."
Keane was also highly critical of United’s performance, describing it as "really shocking".
"Every time Liverpool went forward they looked like they were going to score," the Corkman said. "Certainly a couple of mistakes from an experienced player (Casemiro), another mistake just after half-time and 3-0. Not good.
"There’s a lot said about plans for the stadium blah, blah, blah, but today, a big game against Liverpool – it’s just really disappointing that United didn’t turn up.
"I’m always surprised when the game’s over after 50 or 60 minutes when you’re playing for Man United."
Recap: Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool
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