Arne Slot Addresses Mohamed Salah “Drama” & Reveals Double Injury Blow vs Brighton

If Mo Salah has performed his final sport at Anfield, he made it a memorable one. The Egyptian King got here on for an injured Joe Gomez within the twenty sixth minute and turned in a classic efficiency.

His nook that resulted within the Ekitiké header was elegant, significantly for the reason that Reds have struggled with set items all season. The one factor lacking was a purpose. Even so, he set the brand new EPL document for purpose involvements with 277 purpose involvements, passing Wayne Rooney

Ekitiké Rounding Into Type

Even with all of the headlines about Salah, Ekitiké may be flying beneath the radar. That’s a disgrace as a result of he has 4 objectives within the final two EPL video games. He has 7 objectives in his first 10 EPL begins. Solely Daniel Sturridge (eight) scored extra in his first 10 begins within the competitors for Liverpool.

“We attempt to stick collectively, work collectively,” Ekitiké stated. “Even at the moment, it wasn’t simple. On the finish of the sport we needed to keep compact, stick collectively, as a result of after we are in that place it is troublesome to get a end result. Completely satisfied at the moment, as a result of I believe we deserved [it]. We did an amazing week and let’s proceed.”

Mended Fences?

Arne Slot admitted in his post-match interview that the explanation Salah was not within the squad vs. Milan was the interview he had. Whereas Slot didn’t reveal the speaking factors of the much-discussed assembly he had with Salah, what transpired will need to have been sufficient to place the Egyptian King again within the boss’s good graces.

“I believe the explanation why he wasn’t in Milan was his interview and the query is all the time – and all people has a special opinion about that – ought to he be as soon as, twice, 3 times, 4 occasions, 4 months, 12 years… each supervisor makes [a] completely different determination in that,” Slot stated. “He wasn’t concerned within the sport in opposition to Milan, I spoke to him yesterday and often I by no means say something about what we discuss, I’m not going to make an exception now however I believe actions converse louder than what has been stated. He was within the squad once more and after I needed to make my first substitution, I introduced him in and he carried out as I believe each fan – together with me – would really like him to carry out at the moment.”

On Hugo Ekitiké’s Efficiency

Addresses“Adapting to the Premier League, that depth, a few of them needed to adapt to the Premier League and [the] Champions League,” Slot stated I see all of them making progress in that. So, Hugo has cramp at the moment however I can guarantee you that he did most likely twice as a lot as in video games at first of the season the place I needed to take him off with cramp as properly.

That’s what this league brings. Should you can’t be so intense for such a very long time, it is so arduous to win a sport of soccer as a result of the perfect gamers, athletes, on the planet play on this league, and we are attempting to arrange them an increasing number of, higher and higher for that – and I can see that progress with most of our signings, possibly all of them.”

Harm Replace

Joe Gomez was subbed off within the first half due to what’s being described as a muscle harm. Dominik Szoboszlai performed via an ankle harm suffered within the second half.

“I might not count on him [Gomez] to be within the squad subsequent week [at Tottenham Hotspur],” Slot stated. “However generally you get a constructive shock.And Dom, it was his ankle. It did not look nice after I simply noticed him. However he has unbelievable mentality so let’s hope for the perfect.”

For the most recent timeline on Gomez and Szoboszlai, verify our full Liverpool FC Harm Record & Return Dates.