Your morning Liverpool headlines on Friday, June 3.
'But in the end' - Mohamed Salah releases emotional Liverpool statement
Mohamed Salah has sent an emotional thank you message to Liverpool fans.
The Reds forward finished the season with 31 goals in all competitions, and played a key role in helping bring two major trophies to Anfield. As well as helping win the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, Salah also scooped the Premier League Golden Boot, along with a host of personal awards including the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award.
Salah’s final appearance of the season came in the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. The Egyptian had several efforts saved by Thibaut Courtois as Liverpool lost 1-0 at the Stade de France in Paris
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Posting on Twitter, Salah has written a message of thanks to Liverpool fans following the conclusion of the season. The 29-year-old went on to speak about the final to Madrid in Paris.
“I cannot express in words how much we wanted to bring that trophy back to Liverpool but in the end we couldn’t,” wrote Salah on Twitter.
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Liverpool blast 'disgraceful' French minister comments and question UEFA independent report into Champions League final chaos
Liverpool have written to UEFA asking for clarification on the proposed investigation into the chaos at the Champions League final - as CEO Billy Hogan blasted "disgraceful" comments from French interior minister Gerald Darmanin continuing to blame supporters for the trouble.
The Reds have now received more than 6,500 accounts from fans who were caught up in the events at the Stade de France before, during and after Saturday evening's game in Paris, which Liverpool lost 1-0.
Despite an overwhelming weight of evidence to the contrary, Darmanin and sport minister Amelie Oudea-Castera maintained Reds fans were to blame when the pair appeared in front of the French senate on Wednesday afternoon.
On Monday, Liverpool chairman Tom Werner wrote to UEFA requesting an independent investigation with the governing body having commissioned an independent report chaired by Dr Tiago Brandao Rodrigues from Portugal.
And in his latest update to supporters on Thursday, Hogan said: "We at Liverpool have been calling for an investigation into what happened in Paris on Saturday, not a report. I think those are two very different things.
Ian Doyle has more, here.
