Mohamed Salah claims he has been “thrown beneath the bus” by Liverpool and says he has no relationship with boss Arne Slot.
Salah failed to return off the bench as Liverpool have been denied a win at Leeds this night, Ao Tanaka scoring an injury-time leveller to present the hosts a degree in a pulsating 3-3 draw.
Hugo Ekitike began and Alexander Isak got here on as a late substitute however Salah – a two-time Premier League champion with the Reds – didn’t seem.
The Egypt worldwide stated afterwards: “I don’t know what to say. It’s humorous however I couldn’t imagine it. It’s a actually disappointing end result for us as a crew as a result of we anticipate to win a sport like that.”
Requested to clarify what he couldn’t imagine, Salah added: “That I’m sitting on the bench for 90 minutes. The third time on the bench, I believe for the primary time in my profession.
“I’m very, very upset to be honest. I’ve performed a lot for this membership down the years and particularly final season.
“Now I’m sitting on the bench and I don’t know why. It looks as if the membership has thrown me beneath the bus. That’s how I’m feeling. I believe it is extremely clear that somebody wished me to get the entire blame.
“I acquired plenty of guarantees in the summertime and thus far I’m on the bench for 3 video games so I can’t say they hold the promise.”
We don’t have a relationship – Salah on Slot
Salah signed a brand new, two-year deal in the summertime after an excellent season in 2024/25, Slot’s first on the membership, however says his relationship with the Dutchman isn’t what it was.
“I stated many occasions earlier than that I had an excellent relationship with the supervisor, and unexpectedly we don’t have any relationship,” stated the previous Roma and Chelsea ahead.
“I don’t know why however it appears to me, how I see it, that somebody doesn’t need me within the membership.
“This membership, I at all times assist it. My youngsters will at all times assist it. I really like the membership a lot I’ll at all times do. I referred to as my mum yesterday – you guys didn’t know if I’d begin or not, however I knew.”
I don’t know what’s going to occur – Salah
Liverpool host Brighton subsequent weekend after which Salah is because of be a part of up with the Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.
And he even steered it might be his final look for the membership.
He stated: “Yesterday I stated to them [my family], come to the Brighton sport. I don’t know if I’m going to play or not however I’m going to get pleasure from it.
“In my head, I’m going to get pleasure from that sport as a result of I don’t know what’s going to occur now.
“I will probably be in Anfield to say goodbye to the followers and go the Africa Cup of Nations. I don’t know what’s going to occur when I’m there.”
‘I’m not the issue’
Salah is turning into uninterested in options he’s a “drawback”.
“It’s not acceptable for me,” he stated. “I don’t know why that is taking place to me. I don’t get it. I believe if this was someplace else, each membership would defend its participant.
“How I see it now’s such as you throw Mo beneath the bus as a result of he’s the issue within the crew now. However I don’t assume I’m the issue. I’ve performed a lot for this membership.
“The respect, I wish to get. I don’t should go every single day combating for my place as a result of I earned it. I’m not greater than anybody however I earned my place. It’s soccer. It’s what it’s.
“Tomorrow (Jamie) Carragher goes to go for me many times and that’s nice.”
