Liverpool, Salah and Arne Slot
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mohamed Salah Stokes Liverpool Fallout Fire With Social Media Post. Mohamed Salah took to social media to showcase his work alone in training on Tuesday morning while the rest of the Liverpool squad travelled to Milan for a Champions League meeting with Inter.
Ex-France international Thierry Henry has criticized Liverpool's Mohamed Salah for his comments after the Reds' 3-3 draw with Leeds United on Saturday, with Henry saying Salah took the "wrong" approach despite some understandable frustration over a lack of playing time.
Salah has been nominated for a prestigious individual award just as he’s in the midst of a stormy standoff with Arne Slot.
The shadow of Mohamed Salah's bust-up with Liverpool hung over the team as they faced Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday and the Egyptian forward's situation looks a long way from being resolved after they eked out a narrow 1-0 win.
Slot faced the media on Monday after Salah's comments and dealt with them admirably. But he is facing the biggest test of his career.
With uncertainty hanging over his Liverpool career, Mohamed Salah sent out another message. This time without any words.
Liverpool, meanwhile, enjoyed prolonged spells of possession, but lacked imagination. The lack of chemistry between Ekitiké and Isak did not help matters; the two forwards had virtually no partnership up top, prompting Slot to replace the Swede with Florian Wirtz in the 68th minute.
Pulling apart the more ludicrous aspects of football, in a week dominated by a spiky intervention from Liverpool's star striker