'I know Mohamed Salah will do right thing at Liverpool — but he needs to answer one question'

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Talks with Arne Slot clearly helped to repair some bridges after what was an explosive outburst against the club and his head coach just seven days earlier.Salah had accused Liverpool of throwing him “under the bus”, and claimed that someone was trying to drive him out of the club after he had been named on the bench for three consecutive games.READ MORE: FSG set for $1.7 billion boost as Liverpool owner 'agrees' major dealREAD MORE: Man City breaks silence on 115 charges case as Liverpool awaits final decisionTalks are set to continue between the 33-year-old’s representatives and the club while he’s away on international duty, although Barnes isn’t expecting any more outbursts from Salah.“Mo is going away to the African Cup of Nations and I think he’ll come back and do the right thing," Barnes told BetMGM. The legacy is going to be untarnished, no matter what he does, because he's been a complete legend for the club in terms of what he's actually done.John Barnes has had his say on Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)“I don't know whether he regrets what he said or doesn't regret what he said, but I know he'll act in the right way now.

For me, it's a bit of a blip.“As to whether he feels that he has been treated harshly, only he knows. He's inside the club, he's in training every day and he knows what goes on.“I think that he probably got it wrong in feeling that he was being blamed for the performances when he said he was thrown under the bus; it could have been anybody.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

The big question is what does Mohamed Salah want?” Barnes continued.“So come next season, if he's still at the club, does he feel he's going to play every week and be the main player? If he feels that’s not going to happen, then maybe he goes.“If he's quite happy to be part of the squad but maybe not play every week and not be the main player, then he stays.“So it's really up to Mo what he wants to do and how he sees his future.”