Amazon Prime presenter Gabby Logan was forced to apologise after mistakenly referring to Mohamed Salah as Mo Farah during Liverpool’s Champions League victory over Lille on Tuesday night.
The broadcaster, who was recently announced as part of the new Match of the Day presenting team, made the unfortunate gaffe whilst hosting coverage alongside pundits Robbie Fowler, Luis Garcia and Daniel Sturridge.
The mix-up between Liverpool’s star forward and the retired Olympic champion quickly went viral on social media.
It occurred after Salah had given Liverpool the lead in the first half, following an excellent pass from Curtis Jones.
Amazon Prime presenter Gabby Logan was forced to apologise after mistakenly referring to Mohamed Salah as Mo Farah during Liverpool’s Champions League victory over Lille on Tuesday night
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Just before cutting to an advertising break, Logan made her slip-up, stating “Mo Farah is smelling blood.”
The error was particularly notable given that Farah, now 41, is a retired long-distance runner who claimed four Olympic gold medals and six world titles during his distinguished career.
Liverpool went on to secure a 2-1 victory thanks to Harvey Elliott’s deflected shot, moving closer to topping their Champions League group.
Logan addressed the error after the match, acknowledging the confusion between the sporting worlds.
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Gabby Logan referred to Mohamed Salah as ‘Mo Farah’ during Tuesday night’s Champions League clash between Liverpool and Lille
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“This Champions League new format is a marathon not a sprint. We’re not normally here in January,” she explained.
She added: “When sporting worlds collide, apologies. Sorry that Mo Farah is trending on X. Mo Salah, however, should be trending because he a phenomena.”
The mistake came on a historic night for Salah, who reached 50 European goals for Liverpool – a club record.
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Fans quickly took to social media to mock Logan’s blunder.
“Did Gabby Logan just say Mo Farah is smelling blood?” wrote one X user with a laughing emoji.
Another supporter suggested Salah should embrace the mix-up: “Liverpool, didn’t realise you had a new signing in Mo Farah hey Gabby Logan, Prime Video – but easily done whilst presenting live sport. Mo Salah, your next goal celebration needs to be the Mobot.”
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“Gabby Logan in full Olympics mode calling Salah ‘Mo Farah’ there,” added another fan.
Even fellow pundit Robbie Fowler couldn’t resist joining in with the mockery after the match.
“It was a night for a couple of firsts,” Fowler quipped, directing his comment at Logan. “The first Liverpool player to 50 goals and first Liverpool player to become Mo Farah. He must’ve walked 10,000m easy.”
Gabby Logan was mocked by Robbie Fowler during Tuesday night’s Champions League clash between Liverpool and Lille
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Liverpool are the only team to win all seven of their Champions League matches this season.
They’re also top of the Premier League table, six points clear of rivals Arsenal – who have played one match more.