Richard Hughes' involvement in Mohamed Salah decision at Liverpool explained by Arne Slot

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Arne Slot has confirmed he made the final decision on dropping Mohamed Salah against Inter Milan, and will make the final call again on whether he will return to Liverpool’s squad this weekend. Slot now faces another big call on whether Salah will return his squad for tomorrow’s game against Brighton, which the winger has already suggested could be his final appearance for the Reds.

Liverpool’s head coach has confirmed discussions have been ongoing between the club and Salah’s representatives this week, with Slot set to communicate his final decision to the player in training on Friday. It was reported earlier this week that sporting director Richard Hughes had been involved in the process of whether Salah would be included in the squad to face Inter, with some supporters raising eyebrows at the prospect of Slot not getting the final say.

Arne Slot has confirmed he will make the final decision on whether Mohamed Salah returns to Liverpool's squad (Image: Richard Martin-Roberts - CameraSport via Getty Images) “I think we decided as a club, and I was part of that decision not to take him to the Inter Milan game,” Slot said. Asked whether he wants to keep Salah, Slot responded: “Like I said, it’s another way of asking it, the next time I talk about Mo should be with him, and I have no reasons for not wanting him to stay, if that is a little bit of an answer to your question.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.