Mohammed Salah: The Incident That Proved to Be End of Egyptian's Spell At Chelsea

• Mohammed Salah had a stint at Chelsea before becoming a household name in world football
• His stint at Stamford Bridge was however underwhelming and he was eventually shipped out to Fiorentina
• Jose Mourinho in particular was once critical of the winger to the point of bringing him to tears

Liverpool ace Mohammed Salah was once reduced to tears after a brutal tear-down by his former manager Jose Mourinho.

The revelation was made by former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel, who had some interesting revelations in a recent interview he did.

Salah spent two and a half years as a Chelsea player, but for the majority of that time he was on loan in the Serie A.

In his five Premier League games for the Blues, he only managed to score once.

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While it’s safe to say his performances were below par for Chelsea, a tipping point was when he was berated by ex Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho for an underwhelming performance during one of the games he featured in a Blues’ shirt.

The game in question was against Norwich City in 2014, and according to Mikel, the dress-down from Mourinho was so intense, it left Salah in tears.

“I think [Salah] was having a bad game and then obviously Mourinho came in and ripped into him, massively ripped into him.” Mikel told Dubai Eye, as quoted on The Sun.

“He was in tears, and what happened is [Mourinho] didn't let him back onto the pitch in the second half. He took him off. “

Mourinho’s cut-throat personality

Mourinho is no stranger to falling out with players.

He infamously fell out with Paul Pogba at Manchester United before eventually getting sacked at Old Trafford in 2018.

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More recently, Mourinho’s relationship with Nicolo Zaniolo completely broke down, and the Italian eventually left AS Roma to join Galatasaray.

Mikel names his best manager

Sports Brief also reported on Mikel’s take on the best manager he has worked with, and it’s not Mourinho.

According to the Nigerian, Carlo Ancelotti is the best tactician to have managed him.

During the Italian's reign at Chelsea, Obi enjoyed active playing time as Ancelotti gave the Nigerian enough time to exhibit his talent on the pitch.