Arne Slott believes his feud with Mohamed Salah is over after bringing the Egyptian star into his squad against Brighton, but things could change in the January transfer window
Mohamed Salah departs for the African Cup of Nations after losing a power struggle with Liverpool manager Arne Slott. Salah and Slott appear to have settled matters after a tumultuous few weeks, but his future at the club remains uncertain as the January transfer window approaches.
Salah claimed that Slott threw Salah under the bus by leaving him on the bench in an attempt to stop Liverpool’s slump. He said he no longer had any relationship with the manager and was subsequently left out of the squad to face Inter Milan in the Champions League last week.
Slott held heated talks with Salah and reinstated him into the squad during the 2-0 win over Brighton at the weekend. The Egyptian provided an assist after coming off the bench as a substitute and received a hero’s welcome from the Anfield crowd in the final game before AFCON.
Salah has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, and the situation remains unresolved. However, former Liverpool player Don Hutchison believes Slott comes out of there with more power and is therefore a winner.
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“I think the winner over this debacle is Arne Slott, because Mo Salah said the same thing and everyone has an opinion on that,” he told Oddsboom. “Basically, it’s okay to criticize a coach in private. We’ve all done it. We’ve never really done it in public, but you might say a spat in training. We’ve all done it.”
“But the moment you bring the football club into question, and the moment he says, ‘Liverpool threw me under the bus,’ you have to face the consequences. You can’t just walk around in life in general and bash and criticize everyone at will. You’re going to have to face the consequences.”
“That’s why Arne Slott was very frank about not taking him to San Siro for the Inter game. Liverpool played really well. They won. Slott won that result. Then he put him on the bench against Brighton and brought him on. And Mo Salah’s attitude was great. I thought he was great. It was a great team performance.”
“Again, I think the winner is Arne Slott, because I think Mo Salah has probably shown by now who he’s going to support if he’s going to go into the fight and try to turn the Liverpool fans towards him and the manager, and that’s the manager. When he comes back from AFCON, he’s going to have to fall in line.”
Slott himself considers the issue over and is addressing it. “For me there are no problems to solve,” Liverpool’s head coach said after the Brighton win.
“He’s like any other player. He talks to the players about whether they’re happy or dissatisfied with things. There’s nothing for me to say after the game about what happened against Leeds.”
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