Mohamed Salah, a Liverpool forward has apologised to his partner players after making controversial statements about his association with the club and head coach Arne Slot with midfielder Curtis Jones confirming that the incident has not been detrimental to the squad cohesiveness.
Addressing the team on Friday, the incident that prompted headlines in early May, Jones disclosed that Salah was talking to the team directly. Jones reports that the Egyptian forward explained himself and accepted any uncomfortableness that took place in the dressing room.
Jones said, Mo is his own man and he can say his own stuff. He made apologies to us and was like, I have hurt anybody, I have made you feel in any specific way, I am sorry. That’s the man that he is.”
Salah, aged 33 had complained that Liverpool had been thrown under the bus following a Premiership tie against Leeds United on 6 December, saying that he felt thrown under the bus and that his relationship with Slot was worse. The remarks raised some speculations regarding unrest behind the scene at Anfield.
Nevertheless, the management and the players themselves have discounted any long-term ramification. Slot had insisted earlier in the day on Friday that they had no outstanding matters, citing the participation of Salah with the squad as an example.
I told you last week, do not speak with your mouth unless you can speak with your actions, Slot said. “We moved on.”
In this regard, Salah has remarkably not been included in the Liverpool squad when they won the Champions League 1-0 against Inter Milan on 9 December, which further sparked controversy. Slot subsequently explained that the exclusion was in accordance with a bigger squad management approach.
Liverpool, the champions of the premier league last year, are now in the 7 th position with 26 points and are 10 behind their leader Arsenal. The club will now wish that the incident is long gone by the time Salah leaves the club soon to join the Africa Cup of Nations and to continue their domestic campaign.
