Arne Slot explains Mo Salah and Alexander Isak bench decisions vs. Brighton

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Arne Slot has explained that Mohamed Salah‘s inclusion in the matchday squad against Brighton is a result of their positive talks, otherwise it would’ve been a different outcome. For the fifth game in a row, Salah is not in the starting lineup for Liverpool, but he has returned to the squad after being dropped entirely in midweek.

Asked pre-match if he was “happy with the position the Salah dispute has reached,” Slot said, via Sky Sports: “Yes, of course, otherwise I would have done [it] probably differently. • READ: Liverpool confirmed XI vs. Brighton: Wirtz starts, Salah back on bench “He’s back in the squad and on the bench today.” Whether Salah is turned to remains to be seen, but it is his final opportunity before he departs for the Africa Cup of Nations, and what comes of his future while he is away remains uncertain.

Brighton Slot revealed on Friday that Alexander Isak had sustained another knock, he has dropped out of the starting lineup but is fit enough for a place on the bench. On the striker’s issue, Slot insisted it was “minor” and that he will be an option to turn to off the bench should he need.