Mohamed Salah gave an unusually blunt interview in which he made it clear his relationship with Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has effectively broken down and that he feels he has been made the scapegoat for the team’s problems.

What Salah actually said

In his mixed‑zone interview after being left on the bench for the full 90 minutes at Elland Road, Salah said he was “very, very disappointed” to be a substitute for the third time and that he “couldn’t believe” he did not get on the pitch. He stressed that he has “done so much for this club down the years and especially last season” and that the current situation is “not acceptable” to him.

Salah complained that it felt like Liverpool were “throwing Mo under the bus” and treating him as if he were “the problem in the team now,” something he strongly rejected. He also said he no longer has a relationship with Slot and believes promises made to him by the club have been broken.

His view on treatment and comparisons

Salah argued that he has not been protected or backed the way other star forwards in the Premier League have been during poor spells. As an example, he referenced Harry Kane going 10 games without scoring and said the media kept insisting “Harry will score for sure,” whereas in Salah’s case “everyone is like ‘he needs to be on the bench’.”

He repeated that he does not understand why this is happening to him after his contributions to Liverpool and implied that, at another club, a player of his status would be treated differently. This sense of unfair treatment is central to why he feels Slot and the club have allowed him to be singled out.

How this relates directly to Slot

Although Salah’s main target was the overall situation at Liverpool, he did explicitly make it about “me vs him” with Slot by naming him and saying they no longer have a relationship. He framed his repeated benchings under Slot as evidence that he is being pushed aside despite believing he still deserves to start.

From Slot’s side, public comments have remained respectful, with him saying he did not think their relationship had broken down until Salah’s outburst and that there is always a path back into the team. But Salah’s own words present a picture of deep frustration, a feeling of betrayal over broken promises, and a belief that Slot and the club have allowed him to carry the blame for wider failings.

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