Mohamed Salah explains true feelings about Darwin Nunez and makes Roberto Firmino Liverpool claim

Mohamed Salah laughs off criticism of Darwin Nunez as he makes Roberto Firmino comparison in a Zoom chat with fans from Egypt

Mohamed Salah has laughed off criticism of Darwin Nunez, revealing he is the player he most prefers lining up alongside for Liverpool since Roberto Firmino left the club.

Nunez has come in for some criticism this term after just three goals in 18 appearances and the Uruguay international only has one in his last nine for the Reds, which came in the 2-0 victory against Aston Villa before the international break.

Criticism has been drowned out largely by Liverpool's overall results, with the Reds leading both the Premier League and Champions League but Salah, whose 13 goals sees him lead the Premier League scoring charts with Erling Haaland, has now been forced to shrug off complaints about his colleague.

As part of a competition organised by banks Visa and El Mashrek, Salah fielded questions from supporters via Zoom, with one asking specifically about who he most liked playing with at Anfield. And after a mention of Nunez brought a shake of the head from the other end of the Zoom call, Salah defended his No.9.

"Who do I most like to play with? It was Firmino," Salah says. "Now I feel like I generally like playing with Nunez.

"A lot of people don't like him but I like playing with him. I see Bahaa (the man in the video asking the question) keeps shaking his head not liking [Nunez].

"Nah (laughing), I like playing with him in general. [Nunez is] a player with different skills. Not a lot of people understand his ball."