Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has caused turmoil at Anfield after revealing that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot had broken down. The Egyptian international's explosive comments, which were aired on Saturday, have left many questioning whether the 30-year-old will ever play for the Reds again.
Slot expressed surprise at Salah's revelation and admitted he didn't feel like his authority was undermined. He believes that there is always a possibility to return for a player, but when asked if Salah had played his final game for Liverpool, Slot revealed that he simply couldn't answer the question.
The Dutchman described their relationship as not being the way he felt, with Salah having expressed his feelings in an interview. Slot also pointed out that players often don't like managers when they're not playing, but he was "very respectful" to staff members and teammates.
When asked if there's a possibility of Salah returning for Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton, Slot said the focus is on the team rather than him. He has told Salah that he won't be travelling to Inter Milan for Tuesday night's Champions League game.
Mohamed Salah's outburst was likened to "a disgrace" by Jamie Carragher, but hope remains that the 30-year-old will continue playing for Liverpool. The forward just wants to play football again, and whether that can happen at Anfield is unclear. After this week's games, it seems unlikely that he'll be back on the pitch anytime soon.
Slot expressed surprise at Salah's revelation and admitted he didn't feel like his authority was undermined. He believes that there is always a possibility to return for a player, but when asked if Salah had played his final game for Liverpool, Slot revealed that he simply couldn't answer the question.
The Dutchman described their relationship as not being the way he felt, with Salah having expressed his feelings in an interview. Slot also pointed out that players often don't like managers when they're not playing, but he was "very respectful" to staff members and teammates.
When asked if there's a possibility of Salah returning for Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton, Slot said the focus is on the team rather than him. He has told Salah that he won't be travelling to Inter Milan for Tuesday night's Champions League game.
Mohamed Salah's outburst was likened to "a disgrace" by Jamie Carragher, but hope remains that the 30-year-old will continue playing for Liverpool. The forward just wants to play football again, and whether that can happen at Anfield is unclear. After this week's games, it seems unlikely that he'll be back on the pitch anytime soon.
i mean, i get it, relationships are tough and all that but coach and player? like, come on! you can't just break down with someone and then expect to work together again. slot seems like a stand-up guy though, he's trying to keep the focus on the team and not make this about salah being some kind of diva. i wish mohamed would just calm down and talk to slotted instead of airing his feelings all over the media. it'll be tough for him to get back into the starting lineup if this doesn't get sorted out ASAP 
meanwhile, slot is just trying to keep it professional here and nobody's giving him any credit for that 
i mean, we all know Salah's feelings are super important, but come on, mate, there's a team to run here 
I feel bad for Salah, he just wants to play football and be himself. Slot should just talk to him like a normal coach, not all formal and stuff. This drama is so unnecessary... 
. But honestly, who knows what the future holds? Maybe we'll see him at Anfield again soon 
i mean i get it if u don't like ur coach but blowing up like dat on tv is a whole diff story 
. anfield's gonna be pretty quiet on saturday when they play brighton lol 
slot seems really chill about the whole thing tho 
anyway i hope Salah gets his groove back soon he's such an amazing player
Salah's outburst has got everyone talking... what's going on?! 
Can't we all just get along? 
At the end of the day, it's football and we need our Salah fix! 
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. Now, I'm not sure what'll happen next 
. It's just a shame that it had to come out in such a public way 
. I hope they can work something out, not just for Salah's sake, but for Liverpool's too 
... we need our top players on the pitch! 
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It's a shame, he's an amazing player and I'd love to see him back on the pitch, but this drama might've driven him away for good...