Mo Salah has reacted to Arne Slot and Alisson Becker speaking about his explosive interview ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Inter Milan.
Salah, Liverpool’s talisman and record Premier League goalscorer, caused a major stir on Saturday night when he claimed he had been thrown under the bus by the club.
Unhappy with being on the bench for three games in a row, Salah went out of his way to speak to media in the mixed zone after the 3-3 draw to Leeds at Elland Road.
In the chat, he stated that it “is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame” and claimed he has “no relationship” with Slot.
Salah was left out of the squad for Tuesday’s Champions League trip, with both Slot and Alisson fielding questions about the situation in the pre-match press conference.
The most fiery take on Salah’s actions came from Jamie Carragher, with the Reds legend branding him a “disgrace” in a scathing rant on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
On Tuesday morning, Salah responded by posting a mirror selfie of him in the gym training alone at Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre.
He shared the snap on both X and Instagram, with former teammates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson both reacting – the latter responding by commenting a love-heart emoji.
Ex Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren and one of Salah’s good friends, also weighed in, commenting: “The only way to deal with injustice is to fight with all our strength”.
Mo Salah took to social media to respond. Image: X/@MoSalah
Slot’s comments on Salah in press conference
Slot was inundated with questions about the situation with Salah on Monday evening, to the point that Liverpool’s press officer had to stop the section after 10 minutes to move on to previewing the Inter game.
Though he had been in conversation with him leading up to the lead up to the Leeds game, Slot revealed that their only contact since has been to let Salah know of his omission.
“We’ve let him know he’s not travelling with us,” Slot explained.
“That’s been the only communication between us and him.”
Slot said Salah’s reaction was “short” but added that the Egyptian “has the right to feel how he feels things”.
However, he did also say that it was “a bit of a surprise when I heard he gave those comments” and said that the club had to “react” swiftly.
Salah will play no part against Inter but with Slot having the belief that Salah could still return to the fold, the 33-year-old could be back against Brighton for his final game before he goes off to the Africa Cup of Nations.Featured Image Credit: X/@MoSalah