Suddenly and without any introduction, former Liverpool star Michael Owen came up with a conspiracy theory, stating that Senegalese striker Sadio Mane avoids getting penalties.
To deprive his Egyptian colleague Mohamed Salah of registration.
Owen said - in televised comments - that he "did not believe that he did not fall and look at the referee .. It was a wonderful touch, and maybe Mane thought that he might get a chance at the end of the matter; but he did the same thing a week ago against Sheffield United."
He continued, "I am just wondering, and there may be a few strange ideas running through my head. Mohamed Salah is the first shooter in the penalty shootout in the team, and if Mane gets a chance to score, he thinks it is better for him to score, and if he falls into the penalty area," Salah will get another penalty and maybe another goal to add to his score. "
Owen was referring to an incident that took place in yesterday's match, which the Reds lost with a clean goal against Chelsea in the Premier League.
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In the eighth minute of the match, Chelsea defender Andreas Kristansen tried to snatch the ball from Mane;
But the "Blues" defender's feet got out too much, and hit the Senegalese international in a way that would have given him a penalty kick if he fell, but he continued his attempt with the ball, which did not result in any danger.
Salah is top scorer in the Premier League, with 18 goals this season, and 10 goals behind the Senegalese international.
But Michael Owen believes that the competition between the duo took a completely different turn, and the consequences are insecure, and negatively affect the results of the "Lever", who is ranked seventh in the Premier League table with 43 points.