From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 972 Strong Salah
Manchester United's celebration after the victory was not as crazy as when they scored the goal.

Everyone's emotions were released at that moment, and now they are not as strong as before. Although they are still happy, they can control their emotions.

At least they knew to comfort Liverpool players.

Although they are opponents and enemies in this game, the enemy's performance is also very good and deserves their respect.

After all, being able to defeat such a powerful opponent proves that they are even stronger.

Bruno walked straight towards Salah.

Salah was a little dejected. Losing the game made him very sad. He did not deliberately hide his emotions. He lowered his head and said nothing.

"What a pity, Muhammad, you were so close to winning the championship," said Bruno.

Salah raised his head, looked at Bruno, and then curled his lips and said, "Isn't it still a little short? What's the point?"

"Well...haha." Bruno scratched his head and laughed, "I was trying to comfort you, but how can I comfort you like this?"

"Who needs your comfort!" Salah snorted.

“Okay, okay, you don’t need my comfort.” Bruno patted Salah’s arm. “Then let me remind you, don’t default on your debt!”

After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Sure enough, Salah yelled at him from behind: "Get out!"

If he ran slower, Salah's leg might have kicked him.

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In the mixed zone, Bruno was surrounded by reporters. As the player who scored two goals in the last minute to help Manchester United beat Liverpool, Bruno was the number one contributor to Manchester United's victory today. However, facing the cameras and microphones of the reporters, Bruno seemed very humble and low-key.

"I'm glad we won in the end. No matter what the game is, beating Liverpool is always different."

"This game was not easy and many people thought we were going to lose, but we won in the end."

"Everyone tried their best, and that's why we were able to turn things around and create a miracle."

A reporter asked: "So what do you think of your friend Salah's performance in this game?"

"What do you think? We won the game in the end, but Mohammed also played very well. He caused us a lot of trouble and he was always threatening our goal. He is one of the best players on the planet!"

"I saw you ran to him after the game. What did the two of you talk about?"

"Well, I wanted to comfort him, but he was stronger than I thought and didn't need my comfort at all."

Bruno praised Salah a lot. Such performance will certainly make people think that Bruno is a very gentlemanly person.

Although he was the winner, he spared no effort to praise the loser Salah. Whether it was out of grace or friendship, it was very touching.

But who could have known that Bruno would run to Salah to remind him to learn how to bark like a dog on the Internet...

Of course, maybe they will know tomorrow if Salah doesn't default on his debt.

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After Bruno finished the interview, Salah was also caught by the reporters.

To be honest, Salah's performance in this game was outstanding. If they hadn't conceded two goals in the final moments, they should have won the championship.

But the two goals conceded in injury time ruined Liverpool's efforts throughout the game.

When being interviewed, Salah was not in a very good mood.

"I'm not happy." Standing in front of the camera, he said directly, "So don't ask me stupid questions like how I feel about losing the game or how I feel about conceding two goals." His tone was not very good and his words were not pleasant to the ears. However, the reporters understood that losing the game in this way would make anyone feel unhappy.

"Forget it, you better stop asking. I'll just tell you. I'll leave after that."

Salah paused for a moment and continued: "No one wants to lose the game at the last moment. My teammates and I tried our best. The last two goals were due to luck..."

Having said that, Salah paused for a moment, then suddenly announced that the interview was over and turned and left.

Some reporters wanted to keep him, but in the end they didn't dare to go up and pull him away with their hands, so they could only watch Salah leave.

Although they still have a lot of questions to ask, certainly not idiotic questions like "How do you feel about losing the game" or "How does it feel to lose two goals in the final moments", but they want to ask him whether he is willing to stay in Liverpool next season and what Bruno said to him after the game.

However, everyone can see that Salah was in a very bad mood because of the loss. So at this time, no one would criticize him for being a big shot or anything like that. After all, everyone saw his performance in the game. He performed so well and almost supported half of Liverpool. He deserved a victory, but he didn't win. So it is completely understandable that he was in a bad mood and made some unfriendly moves.

If someone doesn't understand, then I'm afraid they will be criticized for being rude at this time.

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At the press conference after the game, Mourinho faced the reporters with an excited look on his face after the carnival.

"I don't know what to say now, but I was a witness to this game and I felt that after the game everyone was as excited as if the team had won the Champions League."

"Everyone was having a heart attack at the end of the game. I need a doctor. My assistant and I are still in shock. We just keep saying, 'This is crazy.' This is the best win I've ever had."

"This is the charm of football. This is the most attractive part of football. You can never give up. You have to stay focused and keep your strength to persevere to the end."

"Of course we were able to create this miracle. The players' hard work paid off. Overall, we played better throughout the game."

Mourinho also talked about the performance of some Liverpool players.

"Salah has always been an excellent player. I knew it when I was at Chelsea. Today he posed a lot of threats to Manchester United. He deserved to win and deserved the championship. But his opponent was Manchester United, so he didn't get what he wanted in the end..."

"Alisson's performance was amazing. He stopped many of our attacks by himself. We have experienced this many times before. I think he explained why a good goalkeeper can make up half of the team."

"Thankfully, even though Liverpool have Salah and Alisson, we have Bruno!"

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At this point, Mourinho raised his voice and said: "Bruno's performance in this game was great! I rarely praise a player like this, but I have to say it now, because Bruno's performance deserves every word I said. With one assist and two goals, he proved with his actual actions why he is the core of the team. Not only from a tactical perspective, I agree that his core can be reflected in more places, such as when the team needs him, he always stands up..."

A reporter asked Mourinho what he thought about Liverpool's second goal being offside. Mourinho shook his head and said: "I don't know, I don't remember it very clearly. I'm not a linesman, I won't be able to see every goal. There is no point in discussing this issue now..."

Since they have won, Mourinho has to forgive them for what they have lost and is unwilling to continue discussing such a controversial topic. They have won anyway, and whether the opponent is offside cannot change the result, so what else is there to say?
If Manchester United lost the championship in the end, Mourinho would definitely not be so magnanimous. He would definitely denounce the referee's unfair treatment and make it difficult for the matter to end so easily.

This is football, as long as we win, nothing is a problem.

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Liverpool head coach Klopp then attended a press conference. Although he was obviously frustrated and disappointed in the TV cameras when Bruno scored his second goal, now when he appeared in front of reporters again, such emotions could no longer be seen on his face.

"We lost the game, but we didn't fail. We won't be knocked down easily. We didn't lose the game until the very last minute today. I'm proud of my players' performance. They couldn't have done better. There are many reasons why we didn't win the game. We were unlucky. I also want to congratulate Manchester United. They performed very well, especially in the last four minutes."

A reporter asked him to talk about Salah, because Salah's contract with Liverpool will only last one year after the end of this season. If Liverpool cannot renew Salah's contract this summer, Salah may leave Liverpool for free during the winter break.

Liverpool has been able to compete with the two Manchester City giants in recent seasons, and Salah can be said to have made a great contribution.

Since joining Liverpool in the summer of 2017, the Egyptian striker has scored 114 goals in the Premier League, second only to Bruno Fernandes who scored 186 goals in the same period. He has scored more goals than Manchester United striker Harry Kane (100 goals) and Argentine striker Aguero (62 goals), who has left Manchester City, and other famous Premier League scorers.

Without Salah's outstanding performance, it is hard to believe that Liverpool can compete with the powerful Manchester United and Manchester City in the Premier League.

For such an important player, does Liverpool have a plan to keep him?
The reporter asked Klopp whether there was a +2018 year clause in the contract when Liverpool first renewed Salah's contract in 1. Klopp said: "We did not sign such a contract clause. When the season ends, we will negotiate a contract extension with Salah. Salah is an excellent player and we certainly hope to keep him, but it does not simply depend on our wishes."

(End of this chapter)