Arne Slot will seriously agree with Mo Salah’s tweet after Liverpool’s disappointing season fizzled out
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The 2025/26 season held so much in the way of promise for Arne Slot’s reigning Premier League champions.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! A record broken yet again in the same window with the £125m signing of Newcastle’s Alexander Isak.Yet, with the season having drawn to a close, we find ourselves looking wistfully back to the men who left, and Mo Salah’s prophetic tweet.Mo Salah knew what Liverpool would be missingBack in September, a Liverpool account on X (formerly Twitter) had released an ill-advised tweet suggesting that the signings of Wirtz and Isak were ‘upgrades’ on departed stars Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez.A claim that evidently didn’t go down well with our legendary No.11, who shared the following tweet in response.
How about we celebrate the great signings without disrespecting the PL champions? https://t.co/lRug6oFYCt — Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) September 3, 2025Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustTo be completely fair, of course, our former No.9 was not without his critics, often being accused of inconsistent performances inside the box.Diaz, however, had completed the 2024/25 season with a more than respectable haul of 25 goal contributions in 50 games (across all competitions), having enjoyed arguably his best campaign in a Liverpool shirt.Fast forward a year, with us showing limited bite, width, and pressing aggression, it’s hard not to conclude that we miss these players.Arne Slot will have to agree with SalahThere have, of course, been mitigating factors for this Liverpool squad to contend with this term, and none more serious than the tragic passing of Diogo Jota last year.However, the numbers would surely at least indicate that our relative collapse in 2025/26 is at least partly down to recruitment (and tactical instructions) that failed to hit the mark.
2024/25 season 2025/26 season 86 goals scored 63 goals scored 41 goals conceded 53 goals conceded 83.46 xG 61.35 xG 230 shots on target inside the box 183 shots on target inside the box 1,425 touches inside the opposition box 1,278 touches inside the opposition box * Liverpool’s stats across two seasons under Arne Slot (Premier League)A lack of proper pace and directness from Liverpool’s main wingers (Cody Gakpo in particular) hasn’t helped us this term. Not to mention that the Egyptian King has often found himself isolated and part of a front-three setup that’s no longer built to make the most of his goalscoring talents.Say what you will about Nunez, but the Uruguayan did a great deal of work on and off the ball to give Mo Salah a platform.On that basis, we should feel some sympathy for Arne Slot (separate to his tactical errors), given that he was left with a forward line that couldn’t press or be as direct as the one he inherited from Jurgen Klopp.With the benefit of hindsight, it looks like our 33-year-old winger was rather on the money with his comments last September.And we rather suspect that Arne Slot will be in vigorous agreement.