Overview
- Sky Sports reports Mohamed Salah has been named in Liverpool's matchday squad for the Dec. 13 Premier League home game against Brighton.
- Earlier on Dec. 12, head coach Arne Slot said he would speak with Salah and that the outcome would determine whether the forward was selected.
- Salah trained this week but was omitted from the Champions League trip to Inter, a match Liverpool won 1–0.
- He has not started since Nov. 30 after a series of bench appearances that led to remarks in which he said the club was making him a scapegoat, as reported by Russian media citing his comments.
- Liverpool are 10th in the league on 23 points, and Salah has 5 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances this season.