Arne Slot insists Liverpool have totally moved on from the Mohamed Salah state of affairs and their solely focus is now on what’s finest for the workforce.
Salah spoke out at Leeds a fortnight in the past to say he had no relationship with the pinnacle coach and the membership had thrown him ‘below the bus’. It led to him being dropped from the squad and discuss to ramp up a couple of fractious exit from the membership.
However the Egyptian was again within the squad for final weekend’s win in opposition to Brighton and acquired an help.
Slot stated on Friday morning: ‘Actions converse louder than phrases and we moved on, he was within the squad and the primary sub I made.
‘However now he’s on the Africa Cup of Nations taking part in huge video games for himself and in addition the nation so I feel it’s truthful to them and in addition to us that every one the main target is for him over there. And there shouldn’t be any distraction from me.
‘We’ve got moved on after the Leeds interview and he performed in opposition to Brighton. So it’s truthful for us to speak about Tottenham (who Liverpool play on Saturday).’
Arne Slot has insisted Liverpool have ‘moved on’ from the Mohamed Salah state of affairs
Slot confirmed Day by day Mail Sport’s information that Jeremie Frimpong will likely be again within the squad to face Tottenham after harm
The Liverpool boss praised Hugo Ekitike’s shows after 4 targets in his final two league video games
Slot additionally disclosed a number of fascinating snippets of workforce information in his Friday morning media briefing.
Confirming Day by day Mail Sport’s data in our reside Liverpool query and reply session on Wednesday, Jeremie Frimpong is again within the squad to face Tottenham however fellow defender Joe Gomez will miss out with a hamstring harm.
Dominik Szoboszlai is again in coaching after a minor ankle knock and Cody Gakpo’s blow is healthier than first feared and he ought to be again before deliberate – although he’s prone to miss the subsequent two video games in opposition to Spurs and Wolves.
The boss additionally hailed striker Hugo Ekitike, who has scored 4 targets in his final two league outings. Requested if he was stunned on the Frenchman’s means, Slot stated: ‘No, he didn’t (shock me) as a result of we knew what kind of participant we signed.
‘He needed to go off within the Brighton sport after 70 minutes as a result of he had a cramp, however he did virtually double the quantity of labor he did three months in the past once I additionally needed to take him off.
‘His means to attain, his approach, his pace, it is simply what he has, so nobody is stunned to see that.
‘He is improved so much when it comes to how a lot he runs and the way laborious he works. That may be a huge assist for the workforce as a result of folks concentrate on targets however he helps us out now defensively as properly. That is essential for a No.9.
‘I’ve most likely spoken extra with him about what I count on extra defensively than offensively. Earlier than we signed him, he had no issues with that. After I signed him, he generally felt, “Can we additionally speak about offence?!”.’
