Expert: Liverpool were at risk of Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot 'confrontation'

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(Credit: Imago, Manh Tung, Breaking Media) Sun 31 May 2026 17:00, UK Liverpool were at risk of a “confrontation” between Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah if he had not started in his final game for the club. Slot, who has since been sacked by Liverpool, opted to put his differences with Salah to one side and hand him his big moment in his final Anfield appearance, as the wideman received an emotional send-off.

VISIT THE LIVERPOOL MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Liverpool hailed for ‘classy’ handling of Mohamed Salah exitEverton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that things could have got “messy” between Salah and Slot, had he not started against Brentford. StatsSalah TotalsApps (Starts)27 (23)G/A14Chances Created per 902.05Shots on Target per 900.8Successful Dribbles per 900.8Duels Won %29.9%Salah’s 2025-26 Premier League stats, as per Fotmob.Neither he nor Slot will be present at the club next term, after the boss was shown the door earlier this week, and Wyness feels that Liverpool handled the situation in the right way after everything that has gone on with the pair.

I think that could have just become a confrontation,” Wyness said on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast.A guard of honour for Mohamed Salah. So I’m glad that he did the right thing, along with Andy Robertson being there as well on his final game.”Ex-refs chief hits out at final day guards of honourEx-FIFA referee and former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett told Football Insider earlier this week that Liverpool’s guard of honour for Salah provided an “unnecessary” stoppage during the game.