Arne Slot has broken his silence for the first time since Mohamed Salah\u2019s fiery post-match interview following Liverpool\u2019s 3-3 draw with Leeds on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Salah, who has been left out of the starting XI for three straight games, claimed his relationship with Slot had \u201cbroken down\u201d and suggested that \u201csomeone doesn\u2019t want me at the club\u201d (Sky Sports).<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old has also been left out of the travelling squad for Tuesday\u2019s Champions League encounter with Inter Milan, even though attackers Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa are unavailable through injury and illness.<\/p>\n
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Monday evening, Slot spent over 10 minutes fielding questions about Salah. Below is a paraphrased summary of everything he said, based on Liverpool Echo\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n
Everything Slot said about Salah on Monday<\/p>\n
On whether Salah\u2019s comments were aimed at him:
\nSlot said only Salah can answer that. He doesn\u2019t want to assume anything and genuinely doesn\u2019t know who Salah was referring to.<\/p>\n
On whether he\u2019s spoken to Salah since the interview:
\nSlot confirmed the only message passed to Salah was that he wouldn\u2019t be travelling. Before Saturday, they\u2019d held plenty of conversations, some longer than others.<\/p>\n
On whether their relationship has collapsed:
\nHe said he doesn\u2019t feel that way, though Salah is entitled to his opinion. Slot hadn\u2019t sensed any tension before Saturday \u2014 Salah had behaved respectfully, trained hard, and reacted professionally to being dropped. The comments caught him by surprise, but he responded clearly by leaving Salah out of the squad.<\/p>\n
On whether Salah could feature against Brighton:
\nSlot said he\u2019s focused on the Inter Milan game and that very little time has passed since the Leeds match. The club will reassess the situation after Tuesday\u2019s fixture.<\/p>\n
On whether Salah has played his final game for Liverpool:
\nSlot said he has no idea and can\u2019t answer that right now.<\/p>\n
On why Salah\u2019s minutes have decreased since the PSV defeat:
\nHe explained that Liverpool have struggled tactically this season and he\u2019s tried multiple solutions. The team looked exposed against Forest and PSV, so he switched to an extra midfielder vs West Ham \u2014 which worked. Salah came on at half-time vs Sunderland, and Slot tried a diamond shape against Leeds. He admitted Salah could have been selected on the right instead of Ekitike.<\/p>\n
On whether Salah disrespected his authority:
\nSlot said he doesn\u2019t feel undermined.<\/p>\n
On Salah saying he was \u201cthrown under the bus\u201d:
\nSlot said he doesn\u2019t know what Salah meant. He insisted he may be calm, but that doesn\u2019t make him weak. When a player speaks publicly like that, the club has to respond \u2014 which is why Salah isn\u2019t in the squad. Salah is free to express how he feels, but the club must react accordingly.<\/p>\n
On whether Salah has made things harder for him personally:
\nSlot said it\u2019s not about him \u2014 it affects the team and the club more. It\u2019s tough seeing the staff suffer due to the situation and the recent results. His concern is the team, not himself.<\/p>\n
On whether he and Salah were still speaking before Leeds:
\nSlot said yes, they were talking, though they didn\u2019t always agree. They spoke twice in the two days before the Leeds match, but had no lengthy discussion afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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