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Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho apologises for leaving Anfield before derby | Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho apologises for leaving Anfield before derby |
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The Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has apologised for making “a bad choice” by leaving Anfield before the start of the Merseyside derby against Everton on Saturday. | |
The French international, 24, was left out of the squad, with Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel selected in the middle of the Liverpool defence, and was pictured by a supporter heading out of the stadium before the game started. | The French international, 24, was left out of the squad, with Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel selected in the middle of the Liverpool defence, and was pictured by a supporter heading out of the stadium before the game started. |
“I’m aware it was a bad choice from my part,” Sakho wrote on his Facebook page, and on Twitter. | “I’m aware it was a bad choice from my part,” Sakho wrote on his Facebook page, and on Twitter. |
I really want to apologise to the club, the supporters and every person who felt offended when I left the stadium this afternoon. | I really want to apologise to the club, the supporters and every person who felt offended when I left the stadium this afternoon. |
I’m aware that it was a bad choice from my part to go isolating to watch the game! | I’m aware that it was a bad choice from my part to go isolating to watch the game! |
The game ended in a 1-1 draw after Phil Jagielka’s stoppage-time goal cancelled out Steven Gerrard’s opener. | The game ended in a 1-1 draw after Phil Jagielka’s stoppage-time goal cancelled out Steven Gerrard’s opener. |
Sakho, who joined Liverpool from Paris St-Germain in a £16m deal in August 2013, had appeared in five of the club’s first seven matches this season. | |
“I really want to apologise to the club, the supporters and every person who felt offended when I left the stadium this afternoon,” the centre-back added. | “I really want to apologise to the club, the supporters and every person who felt offended when I left the stadium this afternoon,” the centre-back added. |
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