View 2 ImagesMohamed Salah was spotted leaving Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre on Sunday.(Image: mancpicss66)
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been pictured leaving the club’s training ground for the first time since his scathing rant. The Egyptian made incendiary comments regarding his happiness at Anfield following a third successive game on the bench.
Salah was left in the cold, as an unused substitute, for their 3-3 draw with Leeds United. Dominik Szoboszlai deputised in his place and found the back of the net but Liverpool twice relinquished their lead as Ao Tanaka equalised in stoppage-time.
The 33-year-old faces an uncertain future, with the Egyptian joining up with his international teammates next week for the Africa Cup of Nations. Saudi Arabian clubs are said to be lurking and monitoring the situation on Merseyside as Salah accused that he has been “thrown under the bus”.
On Sunday, he was spotted arriving at the AXA Training Centre as the media storm continues following his comments. The forward was seen in his black Rolls-Royce and offered a smile for the cameras waiting outside the training ground.
Salah joined his teammates for a standard day of recovery following their draw with Leeds which leaves them three points off the top four. Speaking in the mixed zone at Elland Road, Salah said: “I have done so much for this club down the years and especially last season.
“Now I’m sitting on the bench, and I don’t know why. It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That is how I am feeling. I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame.
“I got a lot of promises in the summer and so far, I am on the bench for three games so I can’t say they keep the promise.
View 2 ImagesMohamed Salah was pictured leaving the club’s training ground on Sunday(Image: mancpicss66)
“I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden, we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why, but it seems to me, how I see it, that someone doesn’t want me in the club.
“Yeah, there’s no relationship between us [him and Arne Slot]. It was a very good relationship and now all of a sudden there is no relationship.”
Liverpool are back in action on Tuesdaywhen they travel to Serie A to take on Inter Milan in the Champions League.
It’s a must-win for the Reds as they look to return to winning ways in the competition following their 4-1 home defeat to PSV Eindhoven.
They sit outside of the automatic qualification places and face playing a playoff match, in order to progress into the Champions League knockout stages.
However, it remains to be seen whether Salah will play a part after being on the bench for the last three matches. There is further uncertainty surrounding his involvement in Italy after his shock remarks, in light of Saturday’s draw.
All eyes will be on Kirkby on Monday when the Reds will hold an open training session at 11:45am before Arne Slot addresses reporters around 6pm.
