Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, whose performances have placed him among the most disappointing players of the 2025/26 Premier League season, did not hold back in his match assessment of Liverpool’s 3-3 draw against Leeds United as he claimed he was thrown under the bus. However, Paul Joyce of The Times has claimed that the Egyptian star’s outburst will have no impact on whether Liverpool’s management sacks Arne Slot.
After winning the Premier League title with ease last season (they won it with four games to go), Slot have struggled to make their £400 million summer signings perform. Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz are of course perfect examples, but even players who have been at the club for several years – including Salah – have experienced a sharp drop in form.
Mohamed Salah’s seven-and-a-half-minute tirade after the Leeds game was about breaking promises, for making him a scapegoat, and reveals a total breakdown in his relationship with Arne Slot.
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Stats: Liverpool have won just two league games since September 20 and have conceded three or more goals in six of their last ten games.
Regardless of whether Anfield fans feel the blame lies with Slot, who replaced Jürgen Klopp in the summer of 2024, or whether they mean the players – including Salah, again! – should perform at a better level since they are the reigning champions, it would be irresponsible to claim that the performance, and thus the results, must improve drastically from now until the end of the season.
“Suddenly, desert football and 200 million euros in annual salary become attractive. “
FSG willing to support Arne Slot despite Mohamed Salah’s outburst.
The Egyptian is no longer indispensable to Slot as he once was. At his best goal-scoring performance last season, Salah has struggled to combine well with his new teammates – and he remained on the bench for the team’s last game, which ended 3-3. However, Slot’s job is secure for now, as Joyce claims that the board’s executives, including owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), are behind the Dutchman and betting on his ability to turn the situation around.
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“Firstly, and in terms of Slot’s position, no club that stands for anything sacks its manager on the basis that a player challenges the ladies’ selection as Salah did in the wake of Liverpool’s last capitulation in the 3-3 draw against Leeds United, where he was again a substitute,” Joyce said, before reporting that Salah’s sharp remarks about not playing a single minute against Leeds will not affect the decision.
“Modern Liverpool was founded on the arrival of Bill Shankly as manager in 1959, several years after he had initially turned down the club because the board wanted to have input on team matters. Liverpool’s owners have given Slot their full support and it is unlikely that Salah’s outburst will have any impact on their attitude.”
“Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool, wants Slot to get through what is proving to be a very difficult second season after last season’s title triumph, and has shown no signs of faltering on that,” Joyce continued, before admitting that they would make the difficult decision to part ways with their current boss if results do not improve. “Patience will not be boundless, but the results will ultimately dictate Slot’s future, not Salah stomping his feet.”
Arne Slot – Statistics as Liverpool manager
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Appointed | 01/07/2024 |
| Matches | 79 |
| Conquer | 49 |
| Undecided | 11 |
| Loss | 19 |
| Points per game | 2.00 |
Ben Jacobs: Big update on Mohamed Salah’s future
Judging by the news, it looks like Slot – who is considered one of the best managers in the world – will keep his position as Liverpool manager for the time being. But does that mean Salah could be the one to leave the club amid their problems? According to GIVEMESPORT’s senior football correspondent Ben Jacobs, the Egyptian international is still the subject of interest from Saudi Arabian negotiators.
FSG president Mike Gordon turned down Al-Ittihad’s eye-watering £150 million offer for the 33-year-old player over the phone in the summer of 2023. Jacobs’ in-depth report now claims that Al-Hilal are the most likely club to make a move in January, which could be the perfect time to strike amid uncertainty over his future on Merseyside. However, Liverpool are said to be relaxed about the situation.
It must be remembered that Salah, who has recorded 366 goals in 420 Liverpool games since arriving in the summer of 2017, signed a new two-year contract this summer amid confusion over where to play football going forward. A move to the Saudi Pro League would mean that he earned a salary similar to Cristiano Ronaldo, as a striker for Al-Nassr in the Middle East.
