Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah expressed his “devastation” over his team’s failure to qualify for the Champions League for the upcoming season and said, “There’s absolutely no excuse for this.”
Salah made his remarks on social media immediately after Manchester United’s victory over Chelsea sealed Liverpool’s inability to place in the top four.
Liverpool will place fifth and compete in the Europa League the next campaign.
“We let you [fans] and ourselves down”
Liverpool finished Fifth after winning seven of their last eight games, although ultimately they were unable to make up for their poor results earlier in the season.
United simply needed a point against Chelsea at home to secure their Champions League spot and join champion Manchester City, second-place Arsenal, and Newcastle United as England’s representatives in Europe’s top competition the next season.
“We had everything we needed to make it to next year’s Champions League and we failed,” said Salah, who was part of the Liverpool team that won the tournament in 2018-19 and lost last year’s final to Real Madrid.
“We are Liverpool and qualifying to the competition is the bare minimum.
“I am sorry but it’s too soon for an uplifting or optimistic post”.
Liverpool lost to Real Madrid handily in the last 16 of the Champions League this season, while they were eliminated by Brighton and Manchester City, respectively, in the fourth round of the FA Cup and League Cup.
