Mohamed Salah's spat with Arne Slot came at right time claims ex-Liverpool star

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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahLiverpool head coach Mohamed Salah called out his manager in the mixed zone at Elland Road earlier this month, and the Egyptian is now at the Africa Cup of NationsMohamed Salah departed for AFCON last week(Image: (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images))Mohamed Salah has been told that his disagreement with Arne Slot came at the right time ahead of his departure for the Africa Cup of Nations.Salah created a storm earlier this month when he spoke in the Elland Road mixed zone about how he no longer had a relationship with Arne Slot, while also claiming that Liverpool had thrown him under the bus. The forward was responding to being dropped from a Premier League starting line-up for a third successive game, having previously started every top-flight game since Slot's arrival at Anfield.Slot responded by dropping Salah from the squad altogether for the Champions League trip to Inter Milan, but the 33-year-old was restored to the squad for the game against Brighton a few days later.READ MORE: Wolves players struggling with Diogo Jota death as Liverpool game awaitsREAD MORE: Former Liverpool coach says he's open to Anfield return - 'Welcome to call me'An injury to Joe Gomez saw Salah enter the fray in the first half, and he delivered one of his brightest performances of the season before turning his attention to Afcon with Egypt.Slot's decision to recall Salah suggested that any issue between the pair has been resolved – temporarily, at least – but the outlook will become much clearer when the player returns to Merseyside in the new year.Former Liverpool player Joe Cole believes some time away from the club will be beneficial for Salah, who is aiming to win Afcon for the first time in his career.Joe Cole thinks time away from Liverpool will be good for Salah(Image: Getty Images)"Things can be mended," Cole told Paddy Power."He needs to go away to AFCON, play and fight for his country, then when he comes back get his head switched on for Liverpool and make a fresh start."He seems to have cleared things up with the manager, and I think it’s a good time to have had that little spat, and I have no problems with apologies being made.Salah scored in Egypt's AFCON opener(Image: Getty Images)"If I’m Arne Slot, I want Mo Salah firing on all cylinders."If he’s sat down with him and figured out he still wants to be here, then he needs to help him get his fire back."Salah began his Afcon campaign in predictably impactful fashion, scoring the winning goal in Egypt's opener against Zimbabwe after the game had ticked into second-half stoppage time.Egypt is the most successful nation in Afcon history, but its last title came in 2010 – a year before Salah made his senior international debut.