Arne Slot has said that if Mohamed Salah wants to get back into the Liverpool team after his weekend outburst, he needs to make the first move. Dominik Szoboszlai's late penalty earned Liverpool a crucial Champions League victory over Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday night. Salah was dropped from the team, but everyone will now be watching to see if he plays against Brighton on Saturday. Without Salah, Liverpool defeated Inter Following his remarks following the 3-3 draw with Leeds last weekend, Salah claimed he had been "thrown under the bus" after being omitted from Slot's starting lineup for three games in a row. As a result, he was not included in the traveling Liverpool squad. With the Egyptian left at home, the Reds kept the likes of Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram quiet before Szoboszlai converted from the spot late on after Florian Wirtz had his shirt pulled by Alessandro Bastoni. The victory was a big one for Slot, who has been under pressure to halt the club's recent poor run of form, and the three points saw Liverpool jump into the top eight of the Champions League league phase following their demoralising 4-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven on the previous matchday.
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Salah was told how to get back in the Liverpool team. Slot had hinted before Tuesday night's game that there is a way back for Salah if he shows some contrition and apologises and made the same point after the victory, but he seemed to put the ball in the player's court to make the first move.
Slot told compatriot Clarence Seedorf on Amazon Prime: "You say everyone makes mistakes in life, so the first thing should be: does the player think he's made a mistake as well?
"The next question is whether he or I should take the initiative. That's another question to answer."
"Clarence said that in his opinion, and I did not say who should make the first step," he added later. It ought to be all about the players who are present tonight. In Liverpool's long and illustrious history, many of these evenings have occurred. "(The performance) was all I could ask for, I think the fourth game in 10 days, that is not what you see a lot with only 13 outfield players available with experience, after the blow we had conceding the 3-3 in Leeds then in this stadium against such a strong Inter team, we hardly gave away a chance.
"We had a great mentality second half, we get better and better."
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Van Dijk reveals upcoming talks
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker admitted that he had not spoken with his legendary teammate during the fallout. Since his incendiary remarks at Elland Road, it appears that there has been little contact between Salah and some of Liverpool's on-field leaders. Captain Virgil van Dijk, however, has revealed he is due to hold peace talks with the Egypt star, though the Netherlands international hinted, like Slot, that Salah may need to take some responsibility and try to rebuild the bridges he broke when he accused the club of mistreatment.
Van Dijk said: "I have to, I'm going to talk to him. But then you have to ask should the initiative come from me? If someone needs to apologize, I'm not the one to speak. "It's him airing his feelings for the past couple of days. That's something the club has to deal with, obviously, me as well. Mo will also soon travel to Africa, which is also the truth. We have been close friends for a very long time and have shared many ups and downs. As we speak, such things will remain contained inside as intended. "We must brace ourselves and protect ourselves from outside noise."
Salah was told how to get back in the Liverpool team. Slot had hinted before Tuesday night's game that there is a way back for Salah if he shows some contrition and apologises and made the same point after the victory, but he seemed to put the ball in the player's court to make the first move.
Slot told compatriot Clarence Seedorf on Amazon Prime: "You say everyone makes mistakes in life, so the first thing should be: does the player think he's made a mistake as well?
"The next question is whether he or I should take the initiative. That's another question to answer."
"Clarence said that in his opinion, and I did not say who should make the first step," he added later. It ought to be all about the players who are present tonight. In Liverpool's long and illustrious history, many of these evenings have occurred. "(The performance) was all I could ask for, I think the fourth game in 10 days, that is not what you see a lot with only 13 outfield players available with experience, after the blow we had conceding the 3-3 in Leeds then in this stadium against such a strong Inter team, we hardly gave away a chance.
"We had a great mentality second half, we get better and better."
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Van Dijk reveals upcoming talks
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker admitted that he had not spoken with his legendary teammate during the fallout. Since his incendiary remarks at Elland Road, it appears that there has been little contact between Salah and some of Liverpool's on-field leaders. Captain Virgil van Dijk, however, has revealed he is due to hold peace talks with the Egypt star, though the Netherlands international hinted, like Slot, that Salah may need to take some responsibility and try to rebuild the bridges he broke when he accused the club of mistreatment.
Van Dijk said: "I have to, I'm going to talk to him. But then you have to ask should the initiative come from me? If someone needs to apologize, I'm not the one to speak. "It's him airing his feelings for the past couple of days. That's something the club has to deal with, obviously, me as well. Mo will also soon travel to Africa, which is also the truth. We have been close friends for a very long time and have shared many ups and downs. As we speak, such things will remain contained inside as intended. "We must brace ourselves and protect ourselves from outside noise."
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