Arne Slot explains how he will really remember Mohamed Salah after emotional Liverpool goodbye
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100% last season, I think he said - and that means even more than when I said it, because he has won so many things at this club - he said the most special thing he has won was last season’s Premier League title," Slot said."Now I can safely say that was the most special thing I have won in my life, so I will remember that and how important he was in that season for the club. And as a result also for me with all the goals he scored."We, as a club, as a team, we weren’t on the same heights this season but I will 100% mainly remember him for last season and the fans should maybe remember him for all these seasons that he played for us but my main memory will definitely be last season."FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageThe Reds are likely to finish with a place in next season's Champions League provided, barring a freak set of results.But while qualification to next season's European Cup is all but officially secure, Slot says his players can't be thinking that the job has been completed ahead of the visit from Brentford.Slot added: "If you were to ask these two players (Robertson and Salah) – and I think it was also one of the things Mo said in his (social media) post – that he also understands how important qualification for the Champions League is for us."If we want to have an even more solid base than the one we have built this season, going into next season, then Champions League football is vital for that. It will give it an even more sold base than without Champions League football."Slot also side-stepped suggestions that fellow Dutch coach Etienne Reijnen is on the brink of joining the club, having been close last season before work permit issues denied him the chance to move from Feyenoord."As I always say about players, it is the same about staff members," Slot said.
"As long as things are not done, then I will not be commenting on who we are signing or who we don’t."It is fair to say that I have worked with him before. And I have a very high regard for him in terms of the coach he is."It is also clear that I tried to sign him two years ago when I first came here but we couldn’t do it."