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Rooney Wants Salah Benched; Forward Promises Heavy-Metal Attack

5/18/2026

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Wayne Rooney said Mohamed Salah should miss Liverpool’s Brentford match.
Salah urged Liverpool to play a “heavy metal attacking” style after a 4-2 loss to Aston Villa that risked Champions League hopes.
Rooney recalled being left out of Alex Ferguson’s Old Trafford match after a disagreement and likened it to his call to bench Salah.
The 33-year-old Egypt forward will leave at season’s end after 257 goals and six trophies.

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Wayne Rooney said Mohamed Salah should miss Liverpool’s Brentford match.
Salah urged Liverpool to play a “heavy metal attacking” style after a 4-2 loss to Aston Villa that risked Champions League hopes.
Rooney recalled being left out of Alex Ferguson’s Old Trafford match after a disagreement and likened it to his call to bench Salah.
The 33-year-old Egypt forward will leave at season’s end after 257 goals and six trophies.