Mohamed Salah has been told to apologise for his extraordinary rant at Liverpool and Arne Slot which has seen him left out of the squad to face Inter
Mohamed Salah has been told to apologise for his astonishing rant at Liverpool – which could be the result of a ‘mini-breakdown’.
Salah has been exiled from the Liverpool squad following his infamous attack on the English champions. The Egyptian accused the club and boss Arne Slot of throwing him under the bus – and making him a scapegoat for the team’s shambolic results.
But former Scotland and Celtic manager Gordon Strachan reckons Salah will live to regret what he’s said. Strachan wants Salah to apologise to everyone at the club – and believes his comments will make Slot’s position stronger.
Strachan told BestBettingSites: “Over the years he’s given us wonderful football. He seems to be a humble guy, who gets on with doing his job. After that outburst, I hope he wakes up and goes, ‘What have I done?’
“I hope he just apologises to everyone. We all have moments of craziness that can perplex the rest of the world, or surprise people around us.
“I hope he’s thinking about how long he’s been at the club, how he’s been looked after, worked with so many great people and played with so many great players. I hope he realises that being at Liverpool made him a great player, because you don’t become a great on your own. You need a team.
“He’s been given time and respect by everybody at Liverpool, and to blow that up in a moment, maybe a mini-breakdown in an instant of disappointment, it would tarnish a great legacy.
“This was a kind of out-of-body experience. He’s not been singled out, almost every one of those players under Arne Slot this year have been dropped. So don’t tell me you think that doesn’t apply to you.
“In a way, I think that Mo Salah’s statement has made Arne Slot’s position stronger.
“Because when you’re under pressure like that, and something like this happens, Slot will say he’s got to stay here now and show everyone what he can do. And the board at Liverpool now can’t be seen to question the manager after Salah’s outburst, that’s for sure.
“That would look weak, and I think over the years the Liverpool board have generally made good decisions about backing their manager.”