Liverpool is in a state of war. The relationship between the coach, Arne Slot, and the team’s main star, , is completely destroyed. The most immediate effect of the growing schism between coach and player has been reflected in the non-inclusion of Salah in Liverpool’s squad list for the Champions League duel against Inter this Tuesday in Milan (9:00 p.m., Movistar), which has not forgiven the Egyptian’s statements after the clash against Leeds last weekend. Salah did not play a single minute in the duel, which ended in a three-goal tie. It was his third consecutive substitution.
“It’s the first time this has happened in my sporting career. I’m very disappointed. I’ve done a lot for this club. I feel like the club is betraying me. I’ve said many times that I had a good relationship with the coach, but suddenly we no longer have it, I don’t know why. It seems to me that someone doesn’t want me at the club,” said Salah, who has played 19 games this season, with five goals scored.
The Reds have named a 19-man squad for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Internazionale:
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The tense relationship between Slot and Salah is the most striking chapter of Liverpool’s discreet season. The English champion is ninth in the Premier League, 10 points behind the leader. In the Champions League, despite some worthy victories, such as the one against Madrid (1-0), Liverpool occupies 13th place. Of course, with nine points they are only one away from eighth place. In their last European match, Liverpool lost 1-4 at home against PSV. Salah, with a contract until 2027, will concentrate on the 15th to play in the African Cup with Egypt. The duel against Brighton could be his last game if he is looking for a way out in the winter market.
Liverpool’s season has had disastrous overtones. Far, for now, from their objectives, the current Premier champion has only won, for example, one of their last six games in all the competitions they play. Between November 9 and 26, they accumulated three very painful defeats: 3-0 against City and 0-3 against them in the Premier, and the aforementioned 1-4 against PSV in the Champions League. And all, after investing in signings, such as those of Wirtz or Isak, close to 500 million euros last summer.
