‘They don’t look like players that have insecurity’

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has said winning the Premier League title this season could be Mohamed Salah’s “last act for Liverpool”, after the forward told reporters he was “disappointed” about not yet being offered a new contract to stay at Anfield beyond the end of the campaign.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Planet Premier League podcast about the situation, Onuoha said: “Salah has just scored two goals to make him second-top goalscorer in the league – he can say whatever he wants to say.

“Maybe he is trying to play an elaborate game, but he is putting the work in and he is enjoying the moments at Liverpool. He is delivering all the energy and passion that we have seen over all the years he has been at Liverpool.

“The league title is potentially going to be there [for this team]. That might be his last act for Liverpool, maybe the Champions League or maybe the FA Cup or whatever it is.

“But him, [Virgil] Van Dijk and [Trent] Alexander-Arnold [who are also approaching the end of their contracts] don’t look like players that have insecurity. As a consequence, they are playing the best football in the country right now.

“I would not attack them for saying whatever they want to say, because their actions are far bigger in my opinion.”

Listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds