Mohamed Salah says he looks like he has been “thrown underneath the bus” by Liverpool and that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has damaged down.

Salah was an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Leeds United – the third straight sport the Egypt star has began on the bench.

After the sport, the scorer of 250 objectives in 420 Liverpool appearances mentioned in a rare interview with journalists: “I feel it is vitally clear that someone desires me to take all of the blame.

“I’ve mentioned a couple of instances earlier than that I’ve a very good relationship with the supervisor and now unexpectedly we’ve no relationship. I do not know why.

“It looks like the membership are throwing me underneath the bus – that is how I really feel.

“This membership, I’ll all the time help it. My children will all the time help it. I really like the membership a lot and I all the time will.

“It [the situation] just isn’t acceptable to me, to be honest. I do not get it. It is like I am being thrown extra underneath the bus. I do not suppose I am the issue. I’ve achieved a lot for this membership. I haven’t got to combat every single day for my place as a result of I earn it. I earned my place.”

Salah, 33, scored 29 instances within the 2024-25 Premier League because the Reds received the title in Slot’s first season in cost.

Nonetheless, he has struggled for type since as Liverpool have been unable to match the heights of final time period.

Salah, who was delivered to the membership from Roma by Jurgen Klopp in 2017, has scored simply 4 instances in 13 top-flight appearances this season.

Sources have instructed BBC Sport that the Saudi Professional League stays all for Salah, who signed a brand new two-year Liverpool contract in April. They’ve indicated that Al-Hilal, managed by Simone Inzaghi, are among the many groups eager on Salah.

After the Leeds sport – when Liverpool led 2-0 after which 3-2 earlier than conceding a 96th-minute equaliser – Liverpool boss Arne Slot instructed Sky Sports activities why he didn’t use Salah at Elland Highway.

“It was extra about controlling the sport [at 3-2] and we did not want a purpose,” mentioned Slot. “Usually while you want a purpose, like final week in opposition to Sunderland, I introduced Mo on.”

Talking at his pre-match information convention on Friday, Slot mentioned he understood the discuss surrounding Salah after being dropped from the crew.

“The chatter, sure, as a result of he deserves that, he has been so influential for me and [for] six or seven years. It is fully regular folks speak about it when he is not taking part in,” added Slot.

Salah, third on Liverpool’s all-time record of scorers behind Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285), made his most up-to-date begin within the 4-1 Champions League residence defeat by PSV Eindhoven on 26 November.