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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and Reds legend Jamie Carragher are both in agreement over the name of one person who deserves credit for tying talismanic forward Mohamed Salah down to a new two-year contract.

"Throughout the process, most of the criticism has been directed at Liverpool and their new sporting director, Richard Hughes, for not resolving such a critical issue sooner," Carragher wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

"It was unwarranted.



Mohamed Salah signing his new contract at Liverpool.

The former Bournemouth sporting director took on a huge job last summer but, as Carragher says, has got the big calls right.

“I don’t think it’s a surprise to you that I knew a bit better how his contract situation went over the course of the whole season," Slot told reporters in his press conference on Friday.

"Maybe for the fans it was a pleasant surprise.

I think it’s also a big compliment for Richard that he achieved to extend Mo Salah, who is such a great player.

"As a free agent, he could go to probably every club in the world.

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What it might tell you as well is that it’s not only a good season this season, we want to make it a very good season next season as well."

Liverpool.com says: It was a no-brainer for the Reds to keep Salah and also for the player himself to stay