Emmanuel Adebayor, former captain of Togo, criticized Jamie Carragher’s recent statements about Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, saying they were unfair and showed disrespect to a remarkably consistent football star.

Carragher cast doubt on Salah’s leadership and influence during Liverpool’s recent struggles, hinting that the Egyptian star was turning into a liability rather than an asset. Adebayor, in an interview with BeanymanSports, firmly dismissed this viewpoint.

“I heard what Jamie Carragher said about Mo Salah, and to be honest, I think it’s incredibly disrespectful. He has been consistent for seven or eight years. To talk about him as if he is a finished player or a problem for the team is wrong,” Adebayor said.

“Mo Salah is an African icon, but he is also a global football icon. When you have a player like that, you cherish him,” he added.

“Carragher was a great defender, and he knows how hard it is to play against a player like Salah. To sit in a studio and say these things, it feels like he’s forgotten what it’s like on the pitch.”

“If he were English, they would be building a statue for him every week. Because he is Salah, and because he is African, people find it easy to criticize him.”