"Actions speak louder than words" - Arne Slot addresses Mo Salah situation at Liverpool ahead of Tottenham clash

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has said that the issues with Mohamed Salah have been solved. The Dutchman said they have moved on from the comments and are not focused on Tottenham, while the Egyptian is with the national team.

Speaking to the media ahead of the Premier League clash against Tottenham, Slot was asked about the situation with Salah and the Liverpool manager was quick with his answer. He said that they are over the comments made by the forward after the Leeds United clash and said (via Liverpool.com):

"I've said last week, actions speak louder than words. We've moved on. He was in the squad and he was the first substitution I made. Now he's at the AFCON playing big games for himself but also for the country, so I think it's fair to them — but definitely also for us because we are going to play some very important games — that all the focus for him is over there and there should not be any distraction from me saying anything about his time at L'pool."

"What I said: we've moved on after the Leeds interview and he played against Brighton. Now he is there, so it's fair for the country, for him and also for us to talk about Tottenham and other games and for them to be fully focused on their tournament."

The Reds dropped Salah from the UEFA Champions League game against Inter Milan, but brought him back to the matchday squad against Brighton & Hove Albion after talks with Slot. The Egyptian assisted Hugo Ekitike's second goal after coming off the bench.

Liverpool team news ahead of Tottenham clash

Liverpool will be without Mohamed Salah for the next few weeks as he is with Egypt for AFCON. Arne Slot has reported that Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez are ruled out, while Dominik Szoboszlai could make the squad. He said:

"[Cody Gakpo] had a scan that looked promising so that means that we are not that worried anymore, as we were maybe one or two weeks ago. So that means he might come back a bit earlier than expected two weeks ago, but that’s definitely not tomorrow and also not next week."

"Joe Gomez is not in the squad as well for the weekend and Dominik Szoboszlai trained yesterday, parts of the training [session], for the first time so let’s see where he is today and how he is tomorrow. Jeremie Frimpong is in the squad again as well."

Liverpool seventh in the Premier League right now, 10 points behind leaders Arsenal.