Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has apologised after pictures emerged of him leaving Anfield before the beginning of yesterday's Merseyside derby.
For those asking where Sakho is; he has just left Anfield looking unhappy ( @RS51DHU ) pic.twitter.com/LRwIprnxmV
— coutinho (@PanayLoukos) September 27, 2014
It is understood that Sakho was unhappy at having been left out of the team to face Everton and he chose to leave the stadium rather than take his place alongside his teammates.
I really want to apologise to the club, the supporters and every person who felt offended when I left the stadium this afternoon.
— Mamadou Sakho (@mamadousakho3) September 27, 2014
I’m aware that it was a bad choice from my part to go isolating to watch the game!
— Mamadou Sakho (@mamadousakho3) September 27, 2014
Sakho's time at Anfield hasn't exactly been a success since an £18 million move from PSG last summer. He has been accused of having a rather unnerving disposition while in possession of the ball and together with Dejan Lovren he has come in for quite a bit of early season criticism.
In his column in the Daily Mail before the Merseyside derby, Jamie Carragher argued that the form shown by the central defensive pairing doesn't bode well for their future at Anfield.
I know it’s early days but, when you have spent £38m on defenders like Dejan Lovren and Mamadou Sakho, you don’t want to be hearing about settling in. You want instant results but Liverpool are shipping goals.
Lovren was brought in to add leadership at the back but Liverpool actually look worse defensively than they did last season. Sakho doesn’t fill you with confidence when you watch him and nor does the goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet. They need to step it up urgently.
