Mohamed Salah issues cryptic response after Arne Slot shuts down bombshell interview

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The striker has been excluded from Arne Slot's travelling party for the game at the San Siro, following his candid remarks to journalists after the stalemate with Leeds United.Salah expressed his belief that he was being 'thrown under the bus' by figures within the club whilst also casting doubt on his rapport with Slot. Read our Privacy Policy"The only one who can answer that question is Mo himself," the manager responded when asked who Salah was targeting in his 'thrown under the bus' remarks."I can guess, but I don't think that's the right thing to do in this moment of time.

It's hard for me to tell who he means in that situation, to be honest."While Salah has voiced his discontent, Slot offered a contrasting perspective, stating: "No, that's not the way I feel. But he has the right to feel how he feels things."I haven't felt that at all until Saturday evening for sure, because I think when I didn't play him anymore, usually players don't like the manager that much."But he was very respectful to my staff members, to his team-mates, and he trained really hard.

So, to an extent, it was a surprise to me when I heard after the game that he gave the comments he gave."But, as I said, it's not the first and not the last time that when a player doesn't play. I'm not sure if he was emotional or not, but that he says something similar to what he did."I think our and my reaction to that is also clear and that's that he's not here with us tonight."Liverpool will also be missing other key players such as Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa, who were not included in the squad that travelled to Italy on Monday.Whilst much of the discourse will unfold on the field, any outcome is bound to reignite discussions regarding Salah's omission from the squad."We are sitting here on an evening before a big game, a big fixture for us, Inter Milan," Slot remarked when questioned about the possibility of Salah featuring against Brighton."There was only now maybe 36 hours between the moment we have conceded the 3-3 against Leeds and the moment I'm sitting here.