Arne Slot responds to Mohamed Salah statement with clear message before Brentford
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahArne Slot has offered his reaction to the statement that Mohamed Salah posted on social media last weekend, with the Liverpool forward set to play just once more for the RedsArne Slot and Mohamed Salah on the Anfield touchline during Liverpool vs Crystal Palace.(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Arne Slot says the only thing that matters to Liverpool is qualifying for the Champions League after Mohamed Salah criticized his style of play."What I have seen is the team trained really well and we hope to continue, so we are the best possible prepared," Slot said in his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Brentford."Mo and I want the club to be successful. What we want is the club to be as successful as we were last season and that is where my main focus is now because the game Sunday can be a good platform for next season."READ MORE: Harvey Elliott immediately mocks Aston Villa transfer after Europa League successREAD MORE: Arne Slot press conference LIVE: Mohamed Salah reaction, Liverpool transfer news and rumorsLast weekend, Salah took to social media to suggest that Liverpool needs to be playing a "heavy metal" style in order to be successful again, off the back of a difficult campaign in which it has struggled."I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions," he wrote in the message, which didn't name Slot directly but appeared to be another jibe."It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there.
Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve."I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family.
I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen."Avoiding defeat against Brentford will ensure that Liverpool finishes inside the top five spots and therefore qualifies for the Champions League.Depending on goal difference and results elsewhere, it could also lose and still make it.