Arne Slot has not spoken to Mohamed Salah since the Liverpool star’s stinging public criticism of the club, apart from telling him he was out of the squad for the Champions League game against Inter Milan.
Salah was omitted from the 19-player squad that traveled to Italy for Tuesday’s match, despite seeming to be in good spirits at training earlier.
“We let him know that he’s not traveling with us. So that was the only communication that’s been there from us to him,” Liverpool coach Slot said as he was inundated by questions about Salah in his pre-match press conference on Monday.
Slot added that the Egypt forward’s reaction was “a short one.”
Salah lashed out Saturday after he was benched for the third game in a row, saying it “seems like the club has thrown me under the bus”, and he doesn’t have “any relationship” with Slot.
The Dutchman Slot said
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