‘I was crying’ – Mo Salah says one player’s exit from Liverpool left him in tears

The Egyptian was watching a series of tributes from current and former teammates in a video for Sky Sports, and as Alexander-Arnold paid his own well wishes on screen, the Reds winger admitted: “He’s the only person I cried when he left the club. I cried with his mum. Me, him and his mum. I was crying.”

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Alexander-Arnold earned huge respect among ex-LFC teammates

The West Derby native ought to have gone out in the most perfect manner possible – holding the Premier League trophy that Liverpool won last year, whilst being serenaded raucously from the stands.

Sadly, the manner of his move to Real Madrid had tarnished his legacy in the eyes of most supporters, plenty of whom expressed their disdain when he came back to Anfield in opposition colours six months ago.

His reputation with LFC fans could be near-impossible to rebuild, but what’s undeniable is that he was very well liked by the teammates that he left behind, with Andy Robertson staunchly defending him after being booed in L4 during the game against Arsenal towards the end of last season.

Throughout nearly a decade as a first-team player at Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold established himself as a creative force of nature, racking up 92 assists in 354 appearances and linking up to lethal effect with Salah on the right flank.

It was such a shame that he ruined his name among many of his fellow Scousers in the way that he left the Reds, but whatever the fan base as a whole might think of him, the 27-year-old still commands enormous respect from those who served alongside him at Anfield.