Jamie Carragher has come under fire for comments on the African Cup of Nations follotriumphg Liverpool’s straightforward 2-0 triumph over Manchester City on Sunday.
The Reds took a huge step towards a first Premier League title in five years after beating their rivals at the Etihad Stadium follotriumphg efforts from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai.
After the game, pundits in the Sky Sports studio were speedy to hail Salah.
Yet Carragher then ecombineed to achieve aim at the African Cup of Nations by saying that the fact he percreates for Egypt was a potential obstacle to him triumphning the prestigious Ballon d’Or award.
Jamie Carragher has come under fire for comments on the African Cup of Nations follotriumphg Liverpool’s straightforward 2-0 triumph over Manchester City on Sunday
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“I skinnyk the problem (is) the fact he’s with Egypt, and he’s probably not percreateing in the presentant tournament as such, or maybe got a wonderful chance of triumphning, I skinnyk it’s either the Champions League or the presentant tournament,” he shelp.
“Normassociate, the percreateer who excels in that, enjoy Vini Jr and (Kylian) Mbappe right now, Real Madrid seeing reassociate excellent going for the Champions League.
“Liverpool will be in that conversation, but right now (Los Blancos) are stateively the frontrunner.”
Carragher then progressed to ask Micah Ricchallengings whether he skinnyks the Egypt will be in encounteredion to triumph the World Cup next year.
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Liverpool beat Man City 2-0 on Sunday with Mohamed Salah the star of the show
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“If you triumph the Euros or Copa America it’s deemed to be huge so the AFCON is in the same level.”
However, football fans on social media have now ripped into Carragher and accincluded him of disesteeming AFCON.
“Great example of the Eurocentric mindset,” shelp one includer.
A second stated: “If CR7 or Messi can be a contenders for a Ballon d’or for triumphning a continental trophy with their esteemive nations, why can’t Salah be contender after triumphning AFCON? It is people enjoy him and others enjoy him who say they’re about football but only when it comes to Europe, sad.”
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Another opined: “AFCON is the only international continental tournament that’s percreateed DURING the league season. No esteem given to the African nations that have given us some of the best talent we’ve ever had in Europe.”
A fourth shelp: “Total dishonor.”
And a fifth fumed: “Starting to hatred this guy now.”
Salah, unbenevolentwhile, was plrelieveed after helping Liverpool shift 11 points clear at the top of the table.
Mohamed Salah has been runner-up at the African Cup of Nations twice thcdisesteemfulout his nurtureer (pictured in 2022 after Egypt lost to Senegal)
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“It is incredible. It is a very challenging place to come and percreate here,” he shelp.
“They are a stubborn team and they have an incredible handler I am happy in the end we won the game.
“It is exceptional. Especiassociate when you are in the title race, it is incredible.
“Hopebrimmingy we get quiet becainclude sometimes the presstateive gets to us. We try to triumph each game.”
