After Arne Slot left Salah out of the squad for that huge Champions League win away at Inter, the noise around the Egyptian has exploded. But inside the camp? Dominik Szoboszlai says it’s simple: this is between Salah and the club, not the players.
Szoboszlai, who buried the ice-cold penalty at San Siro and has been filling in on the right, is one of Mo’s closest friends in the squad. Still, he’s crystal clear the team won’t be pushing him one way or the other.
It’s Salah’s career, Salah’s call. You can feel the respect: they love him as a friend and a legend, but they’re not pretending to be decision-makers.
Curtis Jones echoed that calm. According to him, the mood in the dressing room is steady, the belief in Slot is strong, and Liverpool’s response on the pitch unbeaten in four since Salah was first dropped says everything.
The tweak to a midfield diamond, Ekitike and Isak up top, Jones buzzing in the middle… it looks like a group that has reset mentally and tactically.
And that’s the crazy beauty of football: one of the club’s greatest ever players locked in a stand-off, while the team quietly evolves without him.
Moments like this are part of a wider changing of eras in the game just look at how nations are already lining up for the next global stage at World Cup 2026: Who Has Qualified So Far?
Whatever happens next, one thing is obvious: Liverpool the institution keeps moving. Salah’s story at Anfield might be entering its final chapter, or it might get one last twist.
But right now, the squad is backing Slot, respecting Salah, and chasing wins. For a club built on drama and comebacks, this saga feels like it’s only just kicked off.
