DEVASTATING NEWS: Coming live from Anfield, Current season will be last at Liverpool Salah drops bombshell. After helping Liverpool administer an emphatic 3-0 victory over Manchester United, Mohamed Salah revealed that this would be his last season at Anfield. He said “during the summer I waited for a new contract extension cause I was ready to commit my future to the club but nothing came. It’s been a beautiful journey with this club but now I have made my own decisions this season will be my last in the premier league with Liverpool I just want to enjoy the remaining time here and share beautiful memories with the fans”. This is my last year here I want to enjoy it Salah speaks.
After playing a key role in Liverpool’s dominant 3-0 win over Manchester United, Mohamed Salah made a surprising announcement: this season will be his last at Anfield. Salah, who holds the record as the highest-scoring visiting player at Old Trafford in Premier League history with seven goals, scored once and assisted twice for Luis Diaz on Sunday, helping Liverpool continue their strong start under new manager Arne Slot.
From the opening whistle, United struggled to compete with their fierce rivals, and the defeat could have been even more severe had Salah and his teammates capitalized on several late opportunities. While Liverpool’s players celebrated the emphatic victory, it was Salah’s post-match comments that captured the headlines.
“I had a good summer, a long time to stay with myself and think positively a bit. This is my last year with the club, and I want to enjoy it,” the 32-year-old Egyptian forward told Sky Sports. “I feel I am free to play football—we will see what happens next year. Nobody in the club has talked to me about contracts. It is not up to me; it is up to the club.”
Slot, who has made a stellar start to his managerial career in England, became only the second Liverpool manager to win his first match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, following in the footsteps of Bob Paisley in November 1975 and George Kay in November 1936. Despite the historic win and the team’s impressive performance, Salah’s future was the main topic of conversation after the match.
Slot acknowledged Salah’s impact but emphasized the collective effort of the team. “There are a lot of ‘ifs,’ but at this moment he is one of ours, and I am really happy with him,” Slot said. “I don’t talk about contracts. He was impressive, like the first two games, but if you talk about an individual, you don’t do justice to the other ones. Everything you want to see as a manager, you saw in this game. There were difficult moments for us—United started really well, but then we had a disallowed goal, and there was no negative reaction. We kept on playing, scored three, and could have scored more.”
In contrast, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was left searching for answers after a second consecutive disappointing result, following a last-minute defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion the previous week. His frustration was evident as he responded to the growing pressure on his team.
“It’s not like I’m Harry Potter, that is what you have to acknowledge,” Ten Hag remarked. “I don’t think we make the same mistakes every week; otherwise, you wouldn’t win trophies as we did and beat big opponents.”
Salah’s announcement has added a new layer of uncertainty to Liverpool’s season, as fans and pundits alike speculate on the future of one of the club’s greatest-ever players. Meanwhile, Slot’s Liverpool continue to build momentum, but the question of whether Salah will leave Anfield on a high note looms large over the rest of the campaign.
