Mohamed Salah included in Liverpool squad to face Brighton after Arne Slot talks

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been included in the squad to face Brighton after talks with head coach Arne Slot.

The Dutchman had insisted he would have the final say on whether to bring back the Egypt international, who was omitted from the Champions League trip to Milan in midweek, following his explosive comments last weekend.

After the Premier League draw at Leeds, the player said his relationship with the Reds boss had broken down, he had been “thrown under the bus” in response to recent results and suggested Saturday’s game could be his last for the club.

Slot said at his press conference he had “no reasons (for) not wanting him to stay” but intimated there would have to be some form of conciliation from Salah for him to be reintegrated in what would be his last match before heading for the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.

But he insisted the final decision would be his – having spoken with sporting director Richard Hughes and other members of the club hierarchy – when leaving out the player in midweek.

The Press Association understands Slot’s decision has been taken in what he feels is the best interests of the team.

It will also provide some breathing space in the row as Salah will head for AFCON on Monday, during which a solution to the current situation will continue to be addressed.

“We have spoken a lot in the last week after the Sunderland game. There were a lot of conversations between his representatives and ours, our representatives and him, between him and me,” said Slot at his 9am press conference.

“I think we decided as a club – and I was part of that decision – not to take him to Inter Milan and I am always in contact with them, but when it comes to the decision-making of the line-up or the