In Liverpool, one of the English Premier League teams, coach Arne Slot and Egyptian star Mohamed Salah are expected to have a face-to-face meeting on Friday. The Dutch coach, who held a press conference before the match against Brighton Hove Albion on Saturday, also answered questions about Salah, who was excluded from the squad after his statements.
Slot stated that he will talk to the 33-year-old football player during the day and said, “What I need is to meet with him. He is not here about Salah, but to talk to him. I have nothing more to say. I will talk to him today and the result will determine what kind of situation will emerge tomorrow.” he said.
“THERE IS NO REASON”
When asked whether Salah should stay in the team or not, the experienced coach said: “There is no reason why I don’t want Salah to stay. The club won many matches with him.” He replied:
“THE CLUB THROWED ME UNDER THE BUS”
Salah, who started as a substitute in three consecutive matches in recent weeks, reacted to this situation after the Leeds United match, which ended 3-3, and said, “I am very, very disappointed. I have done a lot for this club. Now I am sitting on the bench and I don’t know why. It seems like the club threw me under the bus. This is what I feel.” He used the following expressions: Following these words, the star player was not included in the squad for the away Champions League match against Inter, which Liverpool won 1-0.
PERFORMANCE
The Egyptian football player scored 5 goals and produced 3 assists in 19 matches with Liverpool jersey this season.