"Every manager makes different decisions on that but he wasn't involved against Milan. I spoke to him yesterday. I never say anything about what we talk about and I am not going to make an exception now, but actions speak louder than what has been said. He was back in the squad and when I had to make my first substitution I brought him in and he performed as every fan, including me, would like him to."
"The fans deserved a thank you from us. Our players worked incredibly hard today to keep a clean sheet and for the first times in weeks we had a bit of luck with that. We have had games where we have not conceded a chance but conceded three goals. Today we definitiely did concede chances but they didn't go in. Mo is going to go to AFCON now. We hope he is going to do very well and in the meantime we have to do without him with n"
"The reason he wasn't in Milan was his interview and everybody has a different opinion should he be once twice, three times, four months four years [out of the squad]"
Mohamed Salah returned from an absence to appear as a substitute in Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Brighton, providing an assist for Hugo Ekitike. The appearance followed an explosive interview in which Salah accused the club of throwing him "under the bus," and that interview led to his omission for the Milan match. Arne Slot described different managers take different disciplinary approaches, held a private conversation with Salah, and chose to reintroduce him during the Brighton game, praising his performance. Salah completed a lap to applaud the fans before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations. Liverpool must adapt while he is away for AFCON.
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