Arne Slot can't give Mohamed Salah what he wants after Liverpool made Arsenal mistake

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He could not question his dropping by Arne Slot at West Ham United, having seen the Reds win 2-0 while he watched on as an unused substitute.Nor could he bemoan the situation when brought on at half-time against Sunderland, having failed to inspire Liverpool to victory as they fought out a 1-1 home draw, with the forward himself largely ineffectual as his own difficult individual campaign continued.But after being left unused against Leeds as the Reds shipped a 96th-minute equaliser, having re-taken the lead themselves late on after throwing away a 2-0 lead, he saw his opportunity and took it.READ MORE: Jarell Quansah speaks out on Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot after Liverpool row - 'From what I've seen'READ MORE: Curtis Jones makes Liverpool dressing room feelings on Arne Slot clear before more Mohamed Salah talksSpeaking to reporters, including the ECHO’s Paul Gorst, in an extraordinary interview, Salah claimed he had been ‘thrown under the bus’ by Liverpool as he accused them of breaking promises since he signed his new contract last April, that someone at the club wanted him out and that his relationship with Slot had completely broken down.Some of what he said was valid. Ahead of the game, he admitted he did not know if the 33-year-old had played his last game for the club, with his involvement in Brighton remaining up in the air.And when pushed by compatriot Clarence Seedorf on Amazon Prime Sport, Slot appeared to suggest that Salah would need to approach him and apologise if he is to earn a Liverpool recall."You say everyone makes mistakes in life, so the first thing should be, does the player think he's made a mistake as well?” he said.

But after months of Liverpool being aware of the ramifications of Salah’s AFCON commitments, they will now come at a time when he is not in the side regardless.He might want a farewell against Brighton, just in case his Reds career does come to an end in January. “Whether he was on the bench, ‘is he warming up?’.“The supporters, I don’t know, could it split the crowd and the manager and Mo Salah?“Because there’s only one more game before he goes away, I think it’s probably better if he just does leave it for now and then see how the land lies when he’s back from AFCON, and off the back of Liverpool performing well [against Inter].”While Carragher’s ongoing dispute with Salah has become personal at times, you cannot fault his logic.Besides, Liverpool have already had to contend with one ‘circus’ this year regarding the future of one possible, high-profile departee.Unlike Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold did not drop a bomb at the most unwelcome time when announcing his Reds exit.

He can and will put his team before the individual.Salah admitting he was prepared to say goodbye to supporters against Brighton was almost a shrouded threat, uttered to send shockwaves at his own conceived severity of his situation.He is a Liverpool legend and one of the club's greatest ever players and will be remembered as such. But it is only by his hand that that has now become a possible reality, despite his grievances with Slot and the club behind the scenes.And it is only by Salah’s hand that can now prevent it otherwise.Set to depart for AFCON in just a few days, if Salah wants to remain a Liverpool player, rather than create another circus against Brighton, he instead needs time to be a great healer.