Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\nHe also said that he had no relationship with Liverpool manager Slot when he spoke to reporters after the match at Elland Road.<\/p>\n
He was omitted from the midweek Champions League trip to Inter Milan, which Liverpool won 1-0, and he was the subject of intense scrutiny in the build-up to Saturday\u2019s game at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Slot said at Friday\u2019s pre-match press conference that he would speak to the forward later in the day, adding: \u201cI have no reasons (for) not wanting him to stay.\u201d Speaking after the win against Brighton, Slot said that there was \u201cno issue to resolve\u201d with Salah, whose corner was headed home by Ekitike in the 60th minute.<\/p>\n
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, left, and Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike greet each other during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jon Super)Source: AP<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me he\u2019s now the same as any other player,\u201d he said. \u201cYou talk to your players if you\u2019re happy or unhappy with things, but there\u2019s nothing for me to talk about after what happened against Leeds, after the game.\u201d Slot confirmed that Salah was left out of the squad for the fixture in Italy due to his interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery manager makes different decisions… but he wasn\u2019t involved in the game against (Inter) Milan and I spoke to him yesterday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
– Actions louder than words –<\/p>\n
\u201cI think, as I usually never say anything about (what) we talk about, I\u2019m not going to make an exception now, but I think actions speak louder than what has been said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was in the squad again and when I had to make my first substitutions, I brought him in. And he performed as I think every fan, including me, would like him to perform today.\u201d <\/p>\n
Salah now has 277 goal involvements for Liverpool in the Premier League — 188 goals and 89 assists — a new record by a player for a single club in the competition, overtaking Wayne Rooney\u2019s mark for Manchester United.<\/p>\n
A smiling Salah was asked by reporters for a comment after the match but turned them down.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh God, two weeks in a row? No,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
TOPSHOT – Liverpool’s Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah applauds the fans following the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 13, 2025. Liverpool won the match 2-0. (Photo by Paul ELLIS \/ AFP) \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club\/league\/player publications. \/Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Salah, 33, who signed a new two-year contract at Liverpool in April, will now depart for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n
The length of his absence depends on how far Egypt go in the competition in Morocco, with the final on January 18.<\/p>\n
The forward, who has been linked with a move to the wealthy Saudi Pro League, had invited his family to the Brighton game as speculation swirled over his future.<\/p>\n
Slot laughed off a question about whether the match could have been Salah\u2019s last for the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wasn\u2019t the only player who walked around the pitch thanking the fans, because the fans deserved a thank you from us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Dutchman added: \u201cMo is going to go to the AFCON now, I hope he\u2019s going to do very well, and in the meantime we have to play here without him, with not that many players available at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Salah, third in Liverpool\u2019s all-time scoring charts with 250 goals, has won two Premier League titles and one Champions League crown during his spell on Merseyside.<\/p>\n
He scored 29 Premier League goals to win the Premier League Golden Boot last season as Liverpool romped to a 20th English league title, but has managed just four league goals during the current campaign.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s victory for Liverpool was their first at Anfield since November 4 and lifts Slot\u2019s men to sixth in the table, easing the pressure on the beleaguered coach.<\/p>\n
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– \u2018He\u2019s back\u2019 –<\/p>\n
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted his side were a better team for having Cole Palmer back after the forward scored on his first Stamford Bridge start in almost four months as the Blues beat Everton 2-0 to move back into the Premier League\u2019s top four.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe said many times with Cole (Palmer) we are a better team,\u201d Maresca told the BBC.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately he was out for many games for us, but now he\u2019s back and for sure he will help us.\u201d The injury-plagued attacking midfielder missed Chelsea\u2019s loss away to Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday as part of his recovery from a two-month spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
Palmer was initially troubled by a groin problem and then fractured his toe after stubbing it on a door at home.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old made his first start for the Blues since September in last weekend\u2019s goalless draw at Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
The England international broke the deadlock against Everton in the 21st minute at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Malo Gusto played in Palmer with a fine pass and he beat fellow England international Jordan Pickford at the goalkeeper\u2019s near post.<\/p>\n
Everton dominated possession, with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez saving well from Jack Grealish.<\/p>\n
All of Everton\u2019s pressure failed to yield an equaliser and Chelsea, against the run of play, doubled their lead in first half stoppage-time when a counter-attack ended with Gusto turning in a cut-back from Pedro Neto.<\/p>\n
Everton, eighth in the table despite this loss, had a chance to make it 2-1 when Carlos Alcaraz curled in a cross to the back post only for the unmarked Grealish to divert the ball well wide.<\/p>\n
Chelsea almost added a third when Reece James\u2019s quick free-kick was only just tipped over the bar by Pickford.<\/p>\n
Everton nearly gave themselves a lifeline when Iliman Ndiaye burst into the box only for his shot to bounce off the inside of the post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe game is never finished,\u201d said Maresca. \u201cWe had many chances, we missed. But overall I\u2019m happy with the clean sheet and the performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Fulham defeated Burnley 3-2 at Turf Moor courtesy of goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson, while league leaders Arsenal were locked at 0-0 with bottom placed Wolves at half time at the Emirates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arne Slot said there was \u201cno issue to resolve\u201d after bringing Mohamed Salah on as a substitute in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[191410,6074,2620,64,63,689,55835,191407,2090,962,6257,69240,70375,191409,191406,39453,2057,191408,6231,84074,6234,6246,20787,191411,46594,2328,50006,145134,1613,24604,673,68108,3583,677,53017,117547,1614,102335,104856,6228,53077,6229,3595,85,191405,3586,6237],"class_list":["post-346178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-11-mohamed-salah","tag-africa","tag-agence-france-presse","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-brighton","tag-brighton-and-hove-albion-football-club","tag-british-broadcasting-corporation","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-champions-league","tag-city-of-liverpool","tag-club-league-logos","tag-crunch-talks","tag-english-league","tag-enzo-maresca","tag-europe","tag-favour-star","tag-fixture-lists","tag-football-fans","tag-football-match","tag-football-news","tag-groin-problem","tag-injury-spell","tag-internazionale-milano-f-c","tag-italy","tag-jack-grealish","tag-league-goals","tag-liverpool","tag-morocco","tag-new-south-wales","tag-northern-africa","tag-northern-europe","tag-oceania","tag-paul-ellis","tag-pre-match-press-conference","tag-premier-league","tag-reece-james","tag-robert-sanchez","tag-single-club-league-player-publications","tag-soccer-match","tag-social-media-in-match","tag-southern-europe","tag-sports","tag-star-back","tag-united-kingdom","tag-video-emulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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