Mohamed Salah comments have given Arne Slot another unwanted problem - the outcome is clear

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Mohamed Salah’s outrageous comments on Saturday may have, at least temporarily, served to ease some of the pressure on Liverpool’s beleaguered head coach. It was an interview that, not for the first time in his Liverpool career, exposed Salah’s self-centred mindset.

Slot's comments have angered many Liverpool supporters (Image: Getty Images) Salah is undoubtedly a Liverpool icon, one of the best to ever pull on the red jersey, but that does not make him bulletproof. Salah's remarkable comments have given Slot a new problem to deal with (Image: Getty Images) Inevitably, there will be long-term ramifications.

How he copes with this unwanted saga will invariably test all of Slot’s managerial credentials and how much sway he still holds with supporters. That perhaps underlines his popularity within Liverpool’s fanbase, and just how hellish this campaign has been for Slot.