Slot surprised by Salah outburst - but doesn't rule out return

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says he was "surprised" by Mohamed Salah saying their relationship had broken down, but didn't rule out a potential return for the forward.Slot says the only communication he has had with Salah since Saturday's bombshell interview was to tell the player he would not be travelling to Italy for Tuesday's Champions League game with Inter. Asked how that conversation was, he said: "A short one." Slot has benched Salah for Liverpool's past three games but says he didn't believe his relationship with Salah had broken down and hadn't seen indications of that until Salah's interview.

Mo Salah removed from Liverpool selectionLiverpool latest: Arne Slot responds to Salah interviewSalah outburst cannot mask poor form - but Slot also to blameSlot was asked whether Salah could come back into contention for Saturday's Premier League game with Brighton at Anfield and the Dutchman says that is a decision which would be taken after the game with Inter on Tuesday night."I'm a firm believer there's always a possibility to return for a player," said Slot. However, when he was pressed on whether Salah had played his final game for Liverpool, Slot said: "I have no clue, I cannot answer that question in this moment in time." Slot also pointed out he was uncertain what or who Salah was referring to with some of his comments.

It's up to us as a club to react and you can see he isn't here." Also See: Salah plunges Liverpool future into doubt Where do Salah and Slot go from here? Ronaldo-esque powerplay pits Salah against SlotAnalysis from Sky Sports' Zinny Boswell:"Mohamed Salah has given Liverpool a decision to make after revealing he no longer has a relationship with Arne Slot.