Mohamed Salah showed his true colors with parting message to Liverpool teammates
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Curtis Jones confirmed that Mohamed Salah apologized to his Liverpool teammates before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations after his outburst about manager Arne SlotMohamed Salah is currently with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations(Image: Getty Images)Curtis Jones revealed that Mohamed Salah apologized to his teammates for his ill-timed outburst earlier this month before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.Jones delivered the update on Friday, just hours before Liverpool faces Tottenham in the Premier League. Consequently, Slot decided to shake up his starting XI, which included benching Salah, last season's Golden Boot winner.The Egyptian found himself on the bench for three consecutive Premier League games against West Ham, Sunderland and Leeds.
He only made an appearance in one of these games, but caused a stir with an unexpected interview in the mixed zone following the nail-biting draw at Elland Road on December 6, having not been selected by Slot.READ MORE: Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Team news, build-up, how to watch, TV channelREAD MORE: Harvey Elliott was left 'in tears' by Liverpool transfer decision as Aston Villa nightmare continuesDuring a lengthy conversation with journalists, Salah disclosed that his relationship with Slot had deteriorated, even hinting at a possible departure in the January transfer window.He confessed feeling as though he'd been cast aside and that someone at the club no longer wanted him there. Subsequently, he was omitted from the squad travelling to face Inter Milan in the Champions League.However, following conciliatory talks later in the week, he was brought back into the fold against Brighton and set up Hugo Ekitike's second goal in a vital 2-0 victory.Salah came off the bench to register an assist in Liverpool's last outing against Brighton(Image: Getty Images)Salah has now jetted off to represent Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations and could remain absent until January 18 should his nation progress to the tournament's final stages.Jones has revealed that Salah offered his apologies to teammates before his departure and emphasized there are no lingering tensions in the dressing room following his emotional outburst."Mo is his own man, and he can say his own stuff," Jones revealed to Sky Sports.
"He apologized to us and was like, 'If I've affected anybody or made you feel any sort of way, I apologize.' That's the man that he is."I can only speak from me, knowing Mo and how he is with us and how he acted on that. He was positive as well."He was the exact same Mo; he had a big smile on his face, and everybody was exactly the same with him."I guess it's just part of wanting to be a winner, and I don't think he will be the last.I get that there are certain ways you can go about things, but if a lad's fine to just be on the bench and he doesn't want to play and help the team, then I think that's more of an issue."When there's been any sort of anger from us, including myself, it's always been from a good place.