“I always hate pens,” said Mohamed Salah, talking this week to Steven Gerrard. “I don’t like the feeling.”
The Liverpool supporters who made the long journey down to the South Coast only to watch their team post another truly pitiful display will no doubt have been in agreement with the Egyptian after a truly shocking afternoon for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Whatever Salah said to former Fiorentina team-mate Neto in the tunnel before the game here, it almost certainly wasn’t what ultimately transpired with 21 minutes remaining.
