Top scorer was Liverpool's saviour at Bournemouth, and some supporters believe his post-match comments involved a hidden remark about rival .

Salah scored both goals as to stretch their lead at the top of the table. After the game, he spoke about a need for the Reds to stay humble - words which some will forever associate with Haaland after .

"We need to stay humble and take each game at a time," Salah told Sky Sports after Saturday's win. “It feels good scoring goals and the team winning.

"My main target is to win the Premier League with the team. We are going in the right direction," he added. A few fans picked up on two words in particular, though.

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"Mocking Haaland or what?" asked one fan on social media, while others reacted with pictures or gifs involving the Norwegian. Another simply wrote "Stay humble eh?".

It has been suggested it was far from the first time Egypt star Salah has used that combination of words. "Salah throwing out the "stay humble" every interview," one Liverpool supporter said, and another asked "Why does he say "stay humble" every time though?".

After the game, Salah was the recipient of praise from Reds boss . "Maybe that second goal was the difference between the two teams," the Dutchman said. “It was not an easy chance, and he puts it in the net, but it shows you how much quality he has.”

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Haaland's encouragement to stay humble has been back in the news this week as City prepare for their return fixture against . Gunners skipper Martin Odegaard is also Haaland's captain at international level, and .

“We are good friends. Him and a few of the other boys from the national team, we have a little group chat, so we stay in touch there and we speak every now and then. We haven’t spoken about the game, but he is a good friend, so I speak to him," Odegaard said.

“I think in football, games like this, the emotions are so high and the adrenaline is there and everything. So, that’s something that can happen on the pitch and then when you walk off the pitch, then you are done with it. It is not something I think too much about.

“But then, I think a lot of the players know each other from the national team - England, Brazil, me with Erling - so on the pitch and off the pitch it is a bit different. When we are on the pitch, then it’s a good battle.”

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