Was Salah‘s return the beginning of the end at Liverpool or start of an apology? | Will Unwin

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At times that felt a real possibility, but he was still in red after the air was somewhat cleared on Friday by talks between Salah and Slot.Liverpool fans show their support for Mohamed Salah at Anfield. He walked on to the pitch with Dominik Szoboszlai’s arm around his shoulder, before taking in the surroundings of his second home by standing alone on the edge of the penalty area, with his family in the stands.Arne Slot allowed his set-piece coach Aaron Briggs to give Mohamed Salah instructions when he came on.

Salah’s face was stern, and an opener after 46 seconds from Hugo Ekitiké must have made him question if he would be required but he did not need to wait long to put this uneasy truce into action.The sparsity of experienced substitutes brought Salah into the game in the 26th minute, replacing the injured Joe Gomez amid a tactical rejig. That song immediately came to life and Salah could have had an assist within seconds.Salah brought his own high-tempo brand of energy, desperate to prove a point to his manager and using his anger to fuel his performance.

Salah was left on the ground, exhausted from a week that will provide a lengthy chapter in his Liverpool career. Salah was the last man to leave the pitch but he has come back in from the cold.