Arne Slot has finally broken his silence on Mohamed Salah’s public outburst after which the striker was dropped from the UEFA Champions League squad against Inter Milan. Salah did not travel to Italy, and ahead of the match, the Liverpool manager spoke about the situation.
Salah accused the Reds of throwing him ‘under the bus’ amid the struggles of the Premier League side. The Egyptian player also revealed his damaged relationship with the manager, and here is what Slot has said.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot reacts to Mo Salah’s public outburst
Slot admitted that he was ‘surprised’ by the comments made by Salah. The Dutch football manager stated he is ‘polite’ but not ‘weak’ to not react to the player’s comments made in public, and hence, he was dropped from the squad. He said:
“Usually I am calm and polite, but it does NOT mean I'm weak. When a player says things like that, we have to react as a club”.
Slot continued:
“And you can see he is NOT here”.
The Reds boss also revealed that he and Salah had ‘only one communication’, which was about him not travelling with the club to Italy. The 33-year-old took part in the training but did not travel with the side. It came just two days after his public remarks on the head coach and the club.
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It has been said that Slot decided to withdraw the player from the team’s plans for a short period ahead of his departure for the Africa Cup of Nations next week. The player has also hinted that he might play his final game with Liverpool when the team plays Brighton at Anfield in Week 16 of the EPL.