Mo Salah finally reveals all about 'tense' relationship with Liverpool team-mate

Much was made of the relationship between and when the pair played together at . Sometimes, a lack of comment from the players themselves prompted others to speculate wildly, but now Salah has lifted the lid on the years the forwards spent as team-mates.

Salah was accused at times of not passing to Mane enough of the time, while the perceived rivalry between the pair was also played out at international as to win the . Salah has admitted there was a level of tension between him and his colleague, but doesn't feel it harmed Liverpool on the pitch.

“Yes, there was tension with Sadio," Salah told France (via ). "Mind you, we were professional until the end; I don’t think it affected the team.

"It’s human to want more, I understand that; he’s a competitor. Off the pitch, we weren’t very close, but we always respected each other.”

He insisted he didn't care about suggestions he had been "selfish" while playing alongside Mane. "People can think what they want; it’s their right. But I invite everyone to note that the person who provided Mané with the most assists is me," he added.

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Mane won the and with Liverpool, but eventually left In 2022 to join . He only lasted a year in Bavaria, spending the last two seasons in the with Al Nassr.

Salah, in contrast, has prolonged his career at Anfield. He is now the third-highest scorer in Liverpool history, and before helping clinch a second Premier League title later the same month.

“It was a possibility, yes," he said when asked if he could have ended up running down his contract leaving on a free this summer. "It was actually a bit strange, we were really going strong this season, and there was this negotiation that wasn’t easy. In the end, all’s well that ends well: we’re champions and I’m staying for two more seasons.”

"I guess it was ultimately a huge advantage [in negotiations] because I had the best statistical season of my life. The possibility that it would be my last season here, perhaps, gave me the desire to make the most of it and give everything I had to win the title I had promised. I had this mindset: if the club doesn’t want to extend my contract, no worries, let’s finish as well as possible so I can leave with a bang.”

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