Liverpool players' reaction to Arne Slot firing at odds with public perception

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Some Liverpool fans noted how few Reds players shared tributes on social media following the news of Slot's departure — many seemed to view the lack of online tributes as a sign that the players were happy to have seen the back of Slot. Liverpool's players were not consulted on the decision to remove Slot, and the call to fire him was largely data-led.

Mohamed Salah's post after Liverpool's loss to Aston Villa, in which he called for Liverpool to revert to a "heavy metal" style of play – a term synonymous with Slot's predecessor, Jurgen Klopp – was a clear dig at Slot's tactical approach. However, when Florian Wirtz – who was one of the Liverpool players to 'like' Salah's post – was asked whether the players who liked the post were siding with Salah over Slot, he responded: “No, nothing like that.

Mohamed Salah shared a controversial post on Instagram after Liverpool lost to Aston Villa last month (Image: Getty Images) "I like Mo’s mentality in general — how he sees things, how he works. For me, it was just a thing that he wanted to say because he’s leaving.