Mohamed Salah will be unavailable as Liverpool travel to play Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but manager Arne Slott was still asked about the Egyptian forward.
Liverpool manager Arne Slott has reiterated his belief that actions speak louder than words when it comes to Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian star recorded an assist against Brighton before taking part in his country’s African Cup of Nations campaign.
A few days earlier, Slott had left Salah out of his squad for the Champions League victory over Inter Milan. However, the forward returned to the team and broke the record for most Premier League goals and assists by a single club, reminding everyone of that fact.
Whether he played in Liverpool’s last game is another matter. There were reports of renewed interest from the Saudi Professional League in January, but Salah’s return against Brighton provided fresh hope that he is not going anywhere.
Liverpool travel to Tottenham on Saturday night hoping to build on their 2-0 win over Brighton. Slott was asked about Salah in Friday’s pre-match press conference but preferred to keep his focus elsewhere.
“As I said last week, actions speak louder than words. We have taken the next step. He was in the team and was the first substitute I made. Now he has won the Afcon and will play in some big games, so it is natural that all the attention will be on them.”
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Liverpool will travel to north London without Joe Gomez after Salah was brought on due to an injury to a defender in the first half of the game against Brighton, but there was mixed news on the injury elsewhere. “(Kodi Gakpo’s) test results were promising, so we’re not that worried anymore. He might come back sooner than expected, but definitely not tomorrow,” Slott said.
“Joe (Gomez) is not in the team either. Dominik (Szoboszlai) practiced for the first time yesterday. We’ll see how he’s doing today.”
Earlier, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted he had no control over whether Salah finished the season at Anfield. “He’s one of the leaders. He’s one of the leaders so I’d love to have him around,” the centre-back said.
Mo will be competing in the African Cup of Nations. We expect him to be successful there and we all hope he comes back and is an important piece for us for the rest of the season.
“But on the other hand, we all know football, but you never know what’s going to happen. He’s one of my leaders, he’s a very important player who also showed assists, so I hope he stays. He’s still important to the football club, but there are other parties involved in this situation.”
“Of course, I told him I wanted him to stay. I’m not going to tell you the rest. We’ll be in touch over the next few days and weeks. We always do. And then we’ll see.”
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