"It has been a hectic few weeks for the 33-year-old, first being benched for three consecutive games by Liverpool boss Arne Slot, before the winger himself blew the story open by telling journalists he'd been thrown under the bus. That led to the winger being omitted from the Reds' travelling squad to face Inter Milan, before crunch talks between the head coach and Salah saw him readmitted to the first team."
"It wasn't straight back to business as usual, however, as Slot again named Salah on the bench for the Brighton game, albeit he ended up playing over an hour of the game, and assisting Hugo Ekitike's second goal. That was the last game before Salah jetted off to link up with Egypt for AFCON, who had a friendly scheduled against Nigeria last night (Tuesday 16 December) before kicking off the tournament proper next week against Zimbabwe."
"To compound Salah's selection grumbles, however, he was also left out of the Egypt matchday squad by manager Hossam Hassan. The Pharaohs went on to win the game 2-1, with goals from Mahmoud Saber and Mostafa Mohamed. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Thankfully, Salah is unlikely to need to find the nearest journalist to vent to this time around, as there is a more innocent explanation to his absence."
Mo Salah arrived at Egypt camp ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations but was left out of the squad for the friendly against Nigeria. He experienced a turbulent period at Liverpool, being benched for three consecutive games and publicly stating he had been 'thrown under the bus'. He was omitted from a travelling squad to face Inter Milan before returning to the first team after talks with manager Arne Slot. Slot named him on the bench for Brighton; Salah played over an hour and provided an assist. Egypt beat Nigeria 2-1; Salah's absence was explained by his late arrival alongside Omar Marmoush.
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