No clue if Salah has played last game for Liverpool, says Slot

MILAN, Italy, Dec 8 : Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he had no clue whether Mohamed Salah had played his last game for Liverpool after the Egypt forward's outspoken comments resulted in him being left out of the squad for Tuesday's Champions League game at Inter Milan.

Salah, 33, was omitted from the 19-man travelling party for the Inter clash after he said he had been "thrown under the bus" by the club in a hard-hitting interview on Saturday.

He also said that he no longer had a relationship with Dutchman Slot and that 'someone' doesn't want him at the club for whom he has scored 250 goals, won two Premier League titles and a Champions League in eight memorable years at Anfield.

Asked whether Salah would play for the club again, Slot said during his pre-match press conference on Monday: "I have no clue. I cannot answer that question at this moment."

Slot took questions on the Salah saga for 10 minutes, admitting he was surprised by the player's comments after being an unused substitute in Saturday's 3-3 draw at Leeds United.

"To an extent it was a surprise for me when I heard after the game that he gave the comments he gave," Slot told reporters on Monday. "But I think our, my, reaction to that is also clear, and that's that why he's not here with us tonight."

Asked if he felt Salah's outburst had been directed at him, Slot said: "The only one who can answer that question is Mo himself. I can guess but I don't think that's the right thing to do in this moment of time. So it's hard for me to tell who he means in that situation, to be honest."

SALAH NOT TRAVELLING TO MILAN

Salah trained with the squad on Monday, with Slot watching on, but was told he would not be making the trip to Italy.

"We let him know that he's not