Overview
- Liverpool’s press office confirmed Salah is not on the roster for the Dec. 9 group-stage match in Milan, after he took part in Monday’s training.
- Slot told reporters he could not say if Salah will play for the club again and said the team had responded to the player’s recent public comments.
- Salah had accused the club of making him a scapegoat following three straight games on the bench, with no appearances in two of those matches.
- Journalist Fabrizio Romano had reported the possibility of Salah’s exclusion linked to his remarks, a move now validated by the official squad list.
- Liverpool have won two of their last ten Premier League fixtures; Salah, who signed a two-year extension in April, has 5 goals and 3 assists in 19 games this season and 250 goals in 420 club appearances overall.