Whether it is criticism of contract negotiations, applying a little more pressure to get an agreeable deal done or, in this instance, piling more problems on Slot, Salah’s words are calculated to achieve what he wants. This has echoes of Roy Keane’s infamous MUTV interview that led to Manchester United sacking their captain 20 years ago. Team-mates were thrown under too by Salah’s entitled insistence that he has earned the position Slot has taken from him. Another post-Sunderland line from the Liverpool captain leaps out after Salah’s interview. But given Salah’s age and marked decline in form this season, that is less of a dilemma for Liverpool.

Source: The Irish Times December 08, 2025 00:58 UTC