Slot hints Salah will start for Liverpool in Marseille

Mohamed Salah will start against Marseille in Wednesday’s Champions League game, according to Arne Slot, who claims that his relationship with the forward is “as normal as it’s always been.”

Salah last started for Liverpool for PSV Eindhoven in November, when they lost 4-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven, but he also scored four goals in the Africa Cup of Nations, where his country finished fourth.

The 33-year-old claimed in an interview that “someone doesn’t want me in the club” that he had left Afcon shortly before dropping and that he had no longer had a relationship with Slot.

After the events in December, Slot asked if he had a chance to reflect on the situation with Salah. “There was a point in the season where I decided not to play Mo.

And there was a time when I made the decision to not take him to Inter Milan. He has played in the squad for the other games, and he was the first substitute for Brighton, so I have never had an issue with him at that time.

He is in the squad for tomorrow because he trained today and is in the squad for the first time. If you still believe there is a problem, watch the lineup for tomorrow.

Despite Salah’s absence from Morocco, Slot’s side have never lost, but the Dutchman acknowledged he was “happy” to have Liverpool’s record Champions League scorer back.

“He is back, I’m really happy and pleased,” Slot exclaimed. “In his absence, I believe we have done pretty well, almost hardly conceding any chances, and gradually increasing our production.”

Mohamed Salah is a true asset if you produce more and more, according to Salah. I don’t believe I can play Ian Rush anymore, despite there having only been one player who has scored more goals for this club [who is still alive]. Then having him back is really helpful.

When asked about his relationship with Salah, he responded, “With one exception, Inter Milan,” it’s always been as normal.

Because of the Premier League’s only two wingers who have played more than 100 minutes this season, Mo and Cody [Gakpo] have been the only ones who have done so.

Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz can play these positions, but if I asked Florian which one, left or right, would he prefer to play. Jeremie would be the same, but he has been shown off the right side of him.

“I saw Mo have 45 Champions League goals for Liverpool, and Virgil van Dijk has five, next highest,” I saw today. Therefore, having him back is nice, especially if he can regain the stats that gave him 45 goals.

Ibrahima Konate was not included in the touring group due to a family issue, so Liverpool chose to bring a 20-man squad to Marseille.

Following the Spaniard’s departure as Real Madrid manager last week, Slot was bizarrely asked about rumors linking Xabi Alonso to Liverpool during his press conference at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

What do you think of the team because I’ll take over in six months, he called me and said, “Yes, please.” joked Slot

“Or perhaps earlier; perhaps he takes control tomorrow.” No, I never received one of the strangest inquiries. What should I say here?

I’ve been employed here for less than one and a half years, and I really enjoy it. We won the [Premier] League last year, but we’ve had more trouble this year. What is left to say, then, since that is also obvious?

“On the boos]at Anfield against Burnley,” I may have heard a few, but it wasn’t as though there were many. No-one is happy about it if you draw at home in Burnley, in my opinion, which is completely normal.

But I believe that when people left when the mood started to calm down, they probably assumed that we had never created as many chances against a low block as we did in that game.