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Arne Slot: Liverpool ‘cannot accept Mo Salah’s accusations’
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Arne Slot: Liverpool ‘cannot accept Mo Salah’s accusations’

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Arne Slot says Liverpool “cannot accept” the kind of comments Mo Salah made about his current situation at the club.

The Egyptian winger was an unused substitute in their last Champions League appearance against PSV Eindhoven, which was lost 4-1. He then came off the bench at half-time of their 2–0 win over West Ham United before remaining on the bench for the 3–3 draw at Leeds United.

After the final match on Sunday, Salah told reporters he was “very, very disappointed” to have been dropped from the starting line-up, complained that he had been made a scapegoat for the team’s problems, claimed that someone at the club no longer wanted him there, and said his relationship with the manager was non-existent.

Speculation is rife that the 33-year-old, who only signed a new two-year contract in April, could leave Anfield in January. With the player set to link up with Egypt for AFCON next week, Saturday’s visit to Brighton could be his last chance to play for Liverpool after leaving home to face Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the player posted a selfie while training alone.

At his pre-match press conference on Monday evening, Slot said he had “no idea” whether Salah would play for the club again, but left the door open for his return to the squad.

In a new interview with Amazon Prime Video, Slot was asked whether Salah will be involved for Liverpool against the Seagulls this weekend. He replied: “We are here for the game against Inter. And I think you can understand that the last two days have already been a lot. A lot has happened after we conceded against Leeds in the last minute.”

“Not for the first time this season. What happened next. So I think you understand that my full focus now is on Inter Milan, and we will see what the future is.”

Slot added that the situation in Salah is “far from ideal”. “Good for no one. First of all, not for the club, not for the team and not for him either.”

“So far from ideal, but yes, we responded the way we didn’t bring him here. And that tells you what we thought of his comments.”

Arne Slot: Liverpool ‘cannot accept Mo Salah’s accusations’

Asked whether he thought Salah’s accusation that he had been thrown under the bus at Liverpool was justified, he replied: ‘Those are his words, I don’t think it’s for me to debate what he thinks, what he feels.
“But that is absolutely not what I feel. What has happened in my opinion is that I have not started a player who has played a lot of games for Liverpool and for me. I think this season, but already in the latter part of last season, we have struggled with the opponent’s game plans, not just talking about the long ball that most teams use against us.”
“So I tried to adapt, adapt, adapt. But after I thought it was PSV and Nottingham Forest, where again we looked very vulnerable, I decided to do something different. And that’s what happened: I didn’t play against Mo against West Ham, didn’t play against Sunderland, where he came in, and didn’t play against Leeds.”
“But everyone can have their opinion and use their own words about what they think of the situation, but it is also up to us to respond to that. If a player uses words, we cannot accept that.”
To Salah’s claim that he no longer had a relationship with Slot, the manager responded: “Are you going to take everything he said one by one? It’s okay. For anyone who has been in football… I have been a player. Not at his level anyway.”
“I’ve been a manager for a number of years now. I think it always works the same as a manager. You love every player you work with, whether he’s playing or not.”
“And as a player, sometimes players who aren’t playing don’t like their managers as much as when he’s playing. For me, I like Mo as much as any other player we have on our team.”

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