Mohamed Salah issues telling Liverpool farewell after Arne Slot row as team-mates share verdicts

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The Egyptian made headlines after stopping in the mixed zone following the Reds’ 3-3 draw with Leeds United as he claimed he had been ‘thrown under the bus’ and that his relationship with his head coach had completely broken down.He was subsequently left out of the Liverpool travelling squad for their Champions League trip to Inter Milan following his comments.On the morning of the game, Salah would post a picture of himself working alone in the gym at the AXA Training Centre across his social media channels.READ MORE: Liverpool could be without seven players vs Tottenham as Arne Slot dealt double injury blowREAD MORE: When I return to Liverpool I want to be first choice - and win the Champions LeagueThe following day, he shared a picture from the park, with it later transpiring he had met with former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson in London.Meanwhile, on Thursday, he would upload another picture of himself in the gym as the uncertainty around his Reds future continued, having also suggested at Leeds that the upcoming fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion could prove to be his last for the club.Salah was at least recalled to the Liverpool squad for the clash with the Seagulls following amicable talks with Slot on Friday. And while he started the game on the bench, he made a telling contribution after being brought on as a substitute midway through the first half, setting up the Reds’ second goal in a lively performance as they ran out 2-0 victors.Following the win, Slot would insist he considers the matter resolved following the row with one of his star players.But with the 33-year-old now away on Africa Cup of Nations duty until the New Year, the uncertainty around his future continues.Slot would dismiss suggestions that Salah had played his last game for the club against Brighton as he played down the forward doing a lap around Anfield following the final whistle, applauding all four corners of the stadium while looking visibly moved before he was the final player to leave the pitch.“I think he wasn’t the only player who walked around the pitch, thanking the fans because I think our fans deserved a thank you from us,” Slot said.

I hope he is going to do very well and in the meantime we have to play here without him, with not that many players available at the moment.“He is a Liverpool player and the moment he is there, I like to use him when we need him.”The ECHO would report that Salah’s actions appeared more in appreciation to supporters than a final farewell. But by sharing the aforementioned graphic highlighting his achievements for Liverpool across all of his social media channels, it is also a telling reminder of his talents at a time when he has been written off and found his starting place at threat for the first time in his Reds career - and just before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations too.Of course, Liverpool’s Egyptian King could never be out of sight, out of mind.But after a fortnight where his game-time has been limited and he has been left to do more talking off the pitch than on it, he will inevitably wish to get back to letting his feet do the talking when captaining Egypt at AFCON.A number of his Reds team-mates have also been left to field questions about the forward’s comments and his future with the club over the past two weeks too.Alisson Becker was first up when handed pre-match press conference duties ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Inter Milan, with Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai then speaking in the mixed zone after the match.Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson would also speak following the final whistle as they made it clear in televised interviews that they wished Salah to stay put at Anfield.After beating Brighton, Van Dijk would reiterate such a stance as he revealed that he had told Salah he wishes him to stay put at Liverpool, while conceding he does not know what will happen in January.Ibrahima Konate would share his belief that his team-mate will not leave the club when the transfer window re-opens, while Jones revealed that Salah had made it clear that his comments at Elland Road were not against any individual team-mate.Meanwhile, Robertson would take to social media himself to then make his own stance regarding Salah's return to the side clear, as he shared a picture of the two celebrating on his Instagram story, tagging his long-serving team-mate, along with hands raised in celebration and heart emojis.Meanwhile, having been Liverpool’s two-goal match-winning hero against Brighton, Hugo Ekitike was also asked about Salah as he made it crystal clear how much he enjoys playing alongside his fellow forward.“Mohamed is a great, great professional,” he said.

I like Mo Salah’s posts,” he told Rubi Deschamps. It’s not fashion.“His posts are very like, he takes picture with his phone from everything and he posts it.