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Liverpool vs Napoli: Rio Ferdinand singles out TWO players for criticism during clash
NAPOLI defenders Mario Rui and Kalidou Koulibaly were subject of criticism during Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Liverpool.
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Napoli knew they would qualify for the Champions League last 16 if they avoided defeat at Anfield.
Liverpool had to win the game and took the lead through Mohamed Salah 10 minutes before half time.
The Egypt international stole the ball off left-back Rui and took on Koulibaly.
Salah sent the Senegal centre-back the wrong way and slotted the ball under goalkeeper David Ospina.
If you get tight, he feels you and uses you and rolls you, which he did to the full-back there
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand was working as a pundit for the Champions League clash.
He was not impressed with the defending from Rui or Koulibaly for Salah's goal.
And Ferdinand also felt Ospina made it far too easy for the Liverpool forward.
“He absolutely shakes off the full-back (Rui),” Ferdinand said of Salah on BT Sport.
“You know he’s strong, you can’t get tight to somebody who’s stronger than you like that.
“If you get tight, he feels you and uses you and rolls you, which he did to the full-back there.
“And Koulibaly, he stood him up, when past him one v one.
“That’s the first real question we’ve got to ask about Koulibaly, the centre-half.
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"He came with a big reputation coming into this game and he got disposed of here.
“One v one, stood up, goodnight, and the goalkeeper here gambled.
“He dived out the goal and dived out the way really.”
Liverpool held on for a 1-0 win and are joined by Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16.