Pep Guardiola sends heartfelt message to 'absolute legend' Mohamed Salah

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Man City head coach Pep Guardiola will face Mohamed Salah for the final time as a Liverpool player tomorrow and he has paid tribute to his efforts ahead of the FA Cup tieMan City manager Pep Guardiola embraces Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)Pep Guardiola was in no mood to discuss his own future ahead of taking on Liverpool this weekend, but the Manchester City boss did pay tribute to Mohamed Salah, who will depart at the end of the season.Salah confirmed during the international break that these will be his final matches as a Reds player, closing a nine-year chapter a year before his contract expires. And Guardiola is a man who he and Liverpool have come up against countless times during that spell, where the Egyptian has been the outstanding player in the Premier League."One of the greatest," Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference.

Absolute legend for Liverpool, and the Premier League, for all he has done. He deserves incredible recognition for what he has given to world football."While it has been a difficult final season for Salah at Liverpool, the Reds are still hoping to end the campaign on a high.

We will make sure we do the right thing in terms of building him up in minutes, but it’s a very good thing to have him on the training ground again."It would be even a better thing to have him available for games, that’s for sure.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. What I mean is, it could go to extra-time, so that makes it even more complicated if you bring him in, if we think he can only play 10 minutes — if we already think this — and you bring him in 10 minutes before the end and then you go to extra-time."Of course, you can take him off again if we have enough players available to bring another player in.