Arne Slot is the clear winner of Liverpool 'debacle' as Mohamed Salah tipped to stay

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And the legendary Liverpool forward will remain with the club until the summer at the least.That's the view of former Liverpool midfielder Don Hutchison, who believes the send off Salah received at Anfield on Saturday after his recall to the Liverpool squad will convince him to stay in January.The 33-year-old was brought back into the fold for the 2-0 Premier League win at home to Brighton & Hove Albion following face-to-face talks with Reds head coach Slot.Salah was left out of the travelling squad for last Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League victory at Inter after he accused the club of 'throwing him under the bus' and claiming he no longer had a relationship with his manager after he was named as a substitute for the third Premier League game running for the first time in his goal and trophy-laden Liverpool career.But after Salah stepped off the bench to help the defending champions beat Brighton, Slot that "there is no issue to resolve".And Hutchison said: "I think the clear winner out of this debacle is Arne Slot because Mo Salah said what he said, and everyone's got their opinion on it. It was a superb team performance."Again, I think the winner is Arne Slot, because Mo Salah probably realises now if he gets in a battle and tries to turn the Liverpool fans for him or the manager, I think the Liverpool fans have shown who they're going to back - that's going to be the manager.

When he comes back from AFCON, he's going to have to fall into line."The Reds supporters made a point of showing their support on Saturday to both Slot and Salah, whose assist for Hugo Ekitike's second goal meant he broke Wayne Rooney's record (276) for most goal involvements for one Premier League club (188 goals, 89 assists).At the end of the match the talismanic forward, who has now met up with his Egypt internationals team-mates ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, looked emotional after he showed his appreciation to the fans.And Hutchison continued: "I think he will stay. I got the impression when he was walking around clapping them, he was thinking, ’I really want to leave this?

Could there be a better send off?’"So I don't think he'll go in January. Let’s see if it's mendable and see if they can fix it."The Saudi Pro League, now home of Cristiano Ronaldo, has long been interested in Salah, while MLS in the United States, now home of Lionel Messi, could also be an option should he decide to leave the Reds.But Hutchison, who made 60 appearances for Liverpool in the early 1990s, scoring 10 goals and helping himself to nine assists, believes the Egypt captain is not ready for either move."I think he's still got more to offer," the former Scotland international said to oddsboom.co.uk.