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'I spoke to Mo Salah about Arne Slot - he admitted it was different to Jurgen Klopp'

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The Sky Sports pundit disclosed that the Egyptian forward, who featured in his final match for the Reds on Sunday, said he was afforded greater freedom to attack under Slot than under Klopp.Dutchman Slot has faced intense scrutiny this season, with Liverpool scraping into next term's Champions League through a fifth-place finish and failing to claim any silverware as defending top-flight champions. Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageDespite Salah's preference for Slot's instructions when it comes to operating up front, it was clearly insufficient to maintain harmony with the winger, as the pair dramatically clashed midway through the campaign."Mo Salah, when they won the league with Slot, he was very, 'Oh, this is great now.' It was a bit different.



It was sometimes difficult under Klopp," Redknapp said."I just remember him saying that it suits him a lot more with Arne Slot. [Salah said] 'He's given me a lot of licence to just not defend as much and then win the game.' I remember him saying that to me. It feels a little bit disrespectful to say Slot hasn't done well or things like that."I get he's had a poor season but I just think we've got to be a little bit more patient with him and Mo Salah wasn't complaining too much when they won the league.

But because his form wasn't as good [this season] that's why he's probably come out with remarks [on social media]."The former England midfielder, who turned out 308 times for Liverpool between 1991 and 2002, reckons Slot has been judged too harshly this campaign.He said: "I didn't like the way the season finished for Liverpool. "And it's just it's really just not good for your brain.