Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy said Mohamed Salah is “making it all about him” after the winger criticised the club and manager Arne Slot.
Speaking after Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Leeds, where he was an unused substitute, Salah said he feels like he has been “thrown under the bus” by Liverpool.
Murphy said Salah has a right to be “emotional, angry and frustrated” after his third successive game on the bench, but urged the Egypt forward to “keep it in the four walls of the club”.
“Knock on the manager’s door, see the owners, whatever you have to do, express your frustration,” Murphy said on Match of the Day.
“By doing this, he’s causing the team a problem and the manager a problem and making it all about him.
“You can’t do it. Whether you agree with him you don’t deal with it like this.”
Salah, 33, is going to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on 15 December and sources have told BBC Sport that Liverpool are open-minded about his future amid interest from Saudi Arabia.
Saturday’s draw against Leeds was the fourth time in the past five Premier League games that Liverpool have dropped points – losing two and drawing two – and they sit eighth in the league.
“Everyone has to fight for their place and perform at a certain level,” Murphy said.
“A lot of other big-name players are getting stick and getting the fanbase turned against them a bit. Everyone is being judged.”