Liverpool have ‘moved on’ from Salah saga with Egypt star away at AFCON

Liverpool have “moved on” from the agony Mohamed Salah caused as a result of his explosive outburst at being dropped, according to Arne Slot, who believes his side is developing.

Without Salah, who will represent Egypt at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Reds play Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, which could last for up to a month.

After nine straight defeats in 12 games, Salah didn’t start a single game, helping Slot maintain his position after a five-game unbeaten run.

“Words speak louder than words,” the saying goes. In reference to his choice to substitute Salah for the team’s 2-0 victory over Brighton last week, Slot said to the press on Friday, “we moved on.”

Salah claimed that he had been blamed for Liverpool’s woes this season after the 3-3 draw at Leeds United, which was his third game in a row without a bench. In the Reds’ next game, he was dropped from the squad that traveled to Inter Milan. Saudi Arabia expressed interest in adding Salah to the Saudi Pro League after that.

He is currently playing significant games for himself and the nation at the AFCON, Slot continued. We moved on after the Leeds interview and he played against Brighton, so there shouldn’t be any distractions for me when I say anything.

Liverpool would topple to the top four if they defeated struggling Spurs, who were struggling in the second season of the English Premier League.

Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez were the English champions’ additions to their squad during the summer transfer window, which they spent nearly 450 million pounds ($602 million).

All new signings have struggled, aside from the impressive Ekitike, and Slot acknowledged that he had been overly optimistic about how long his new-look squad would continue to perform consistently.

The Dutchman said, “I believe we are becoming the team I want to be, and that has had its ups and downs.”

“But for me, that makes perfect sense because we purposefully altered everything we did this summer.

If I’m completely honest, maybe I didn’t anticipate it to take as long as it did, but looking back and reflecting on it now, I think I’ve been overly optimistic because, in 90 minutes of intense competition, you have to adapt.

He “can play occasionally,” and he “can’t play sometimes.” We’ve been very unlucky, so it might take some time.