Breaking: Arne Slot refuses to include Mohamed Salah in Liverpool line-up to face Brighton

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has benched Mohamed Salah again for their Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion. The Egyptian has been added to the matchday squad after he was left out of the Inter Milan clash because of his comments last week.

Salah is on the bench for the game at Anfield, with Slot opting to go with the attack of Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, and Hugo Ekitike. The Egyptian shares the bench for Premier League record signing Alexander Isak and academy signing Rio Ngumoha.

Slot confirmed that the club would decide the winger's future after talks on Friday, December 12. He told the media in his pre-match press conference:

"I will have a conversation with Mo this morning, and the outcome will determine what happens. What I need is a conversation with him and the next time I speak about Mo, it should be with him and not in here. There's not much more I can say."

"I speak to him today, and the outcome determines how things will look tomorrow. You can try in multiple ways but I just said the next time I speak about him should be with him. I think there's been a lot of conversations since the last week between his reps and ours."

Salah slammed Liverpool and Arne Slot last week after the 3-3 draw with Leeds United. He claimed they were pushing him out and that the manager was throwing him under the bus after a poor start to the season.

Liverpool fans react to Mohamed Salah geting benched

Liverpool fans had a mixed reaction to seeing Mohamed Salah back in the matchday squad this week. Some believed that it was a good sign, while others claimed that it was another step out of the club.

Mohamed Salah will be joining the national team ahead of AFCON after the game today.

Edited by Sripad