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Roberto Firmino makes stunning revelation about the relationship of Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool

In a tell all book former Liverpool star Roberto Firmino spoke about the shaky relationship between Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah.

Roberto Firmino makes stunning revelation about the relationship of Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool
Roberto Firmino makes stunning revelation about the relationship of Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool

Roberto Firmino is the author of a book called, “Sí Señor: My Liverpool Years.”, where the Brazilian international detailed his time at The Reds where he was able to win seven championships at the club in eight years.

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Firmino detailed that he played the role as a kind of “firefighter” between the strong personalities of two of the club’s top stars, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. The two players showed glimpses of their sour relationship on the field when they would at times yell at each other.

Roberto Firmino (Getty Images)

Roberto Firmino (Getty Images)

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Below Firmino details his role and their relationship in those years where Liverpool was lifting the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, and considered one of the best teams in the world.

Roberto Firmino on Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah

In the book Firmino wrote, “I knew those guys very well, maybe better than anyone… It was me out there on the field, right in the middle of them. I saw first-hand the looks, the grimaces, the body language, the dissatisfaction when one was mad at the other. I could feel it. I was the link between them in our attacking play and the firefighter in those moments.

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“For many, that disagreement [against Burnley in August 2019] between Sadio and Mo was the first; for some, the first and last. But I knew it had been brewing since the previous season, 2018-19. My instinct and my duty was to defuse the situation between them. Pour water on the fire – never petrol.”

Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool (Getty Images)

Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool (Getty Images)

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They were never best friends; each kept himself to himself. It was rare to see the two of them talking and I’m not sure if that had to do with the Egypt-Senegal r ivalry in African competitions. I truly don’t know. But they also never stopped talking, never severed ties. They always acted with the utmost professionalism.

“I never took sides. That’s why they love me: I always passed the ball to both; my preference was for the team’s victory. Many focus on what I brought to the attacking trio in tactical terms, but perhaps just as important was the human element: my role as peacemaker, unifier. If I didn’t do that, it would be nothing but storms between the two of them on the field.

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“Maybe that’s why I was the one most often substituted by Klopp. The three of us had very different personalities and the Boss knew I wouldn’t throw a bottle to the ground or anything like that. If I was bothered, I’d talk to him privately afterwards. When a substitution was needed, it was easier to take Bobby off than to upset either of the other two.

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Everyone, including the other players, knew that’s how it worked. It was the worst-kept secret in Liverpool – naturally, no one ever asked what I thought or how I felt. That’s just my nature; the team comes first. The Boss knew it.”

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