Salah and a scorched earth soliloquy that rocked hacks as much as Liverpool

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At a time when Liverpool’s struggles are already the source of several concurrent migraines for Arne Slot, Salah’s very public act of insubordination will only further undermine the authority of a head coach who had given his star player plenty – some would say too many – chances to rediscover his mojo before making the entirely justified decision to wield the axe.The only obvious conclusion to draw is that Salah has deliberately set out to destabilise his boss and the club to which he has contributed so much, in the hope of securing his own exit or that of Slot. At training before Liverpool’s trip to face Inter in Bigger Cup, Salah was seen gadding about with his teammates, apparently without a care in the world.

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