Liverpool manager Arne Slot has joked he would be losing his job to Xabi Alonso soon. He recently had his say during a bizarre moment in a pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s clash with Marseille in the UCL.
According to him, he spoke to Alonso days after his Real Madrid sack, and they discussed how the Spaniard would take over from him at Anfield.
Slot added that his relationship with Salah is as normal as it has always been.
His words, “Yes, he called me and said ‘What do you think about the team because I am going to take over in six months, can you tell me a little bit more?’ Or maybe earlier, maybe he takes over tomorrow.
That is the weirdest question I ever got.”
On Salah, “As normal as it’s always been, with one exception and that was Inter. Let’s see for the lineup tomorrow if you still think there’s an issue. I spoke to him today and I’m happy to have him back.
There’s been a moment in the season where I decided not to play Mo and one moment where I decided not to take him to the game.
For all the other games he’s been in the squad and was the first substitution against Brighton so at that moment of time, there’s never been an issue for me.
He went to AFCON and did what he usually does and scored goals.
In his absence I think we have done quite OK in terms of hardly conceding any chances and starting to create more and more…then it is really helpful to have Mohamed Salah.
There has only been one [player still alive] who scored more for this club but I don’t think I can play Ian Rush still.”
WOW.
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