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Topics: Arne Slot, Football, Premier League, Liverpool
James Taylor
Several Liverpool players have liked Mohamed Salah's Instagram post after the Egyptian was left out of Arne Slot's squad against Inter Milan.
Liverpool secured a much-needed 1-0 victory on Tuesday night in the Champions League to ease the pressure on manager Slot.
The win comes just days after Salah gave a stunning interview in which he claimed to have been "thrown under the bus by the club" and said he has no relationship with the manager.
Salah's comments, which came shortly after the Reds were held to a 3-3 draw by Leeds, have been widely criticised.
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Liverpool legend and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher even suggested Salah was attempting to get Slot sacked.
Despite training with the squad on Monday, Salah did not travel with the team to Milan.
Instead, he posted a photo on Instagram of himself sitting in the gym at Liverpool's AXA Training Centre.
Since the captionless photo was uploaded, several of his current teammates have interacted with it on Instagram.
They include Alisson Becker, Milos Kerkez, Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Rhys Williams and Kaide Gordon.
Several former Liverpool players have also engaged with the post, including Darwin Nunez, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold
Meanwhile Harvey Elliott, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa, wrote: "We are with you," accompanied by crown and heart emojis.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe also interacted with the post.
It currently has over 1.5 million likes and more than 80,000 comments.
Although Salah was left out of Liverpool's squad for the Inter Milan match, Slot suggested there is still a way back for the Egyptian, but he needs to acknowledge he has made a mistake.
Captain Virgil van Dijk explained he will speak to his teammate but noted that Salah leaves for Afcon after this weekend's match.
It remains unclear whether Salah will be recalled for Saturday's Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Athletic's David Ornstein reported that the decision to leave Salah out of Liverpool's squad in Milan was "common-sense" and that there will be no disciplinary proceedings.
Ornstein added: “It’s described as being a short-term measure, so it’s plausible he could come back into the frame for selection against Brighton…
“This was a decision taken by the club, not by Arne Slot.”
If Salah is excluded from Saturday's matchday squad, it is possible he has already played his last game for the club.
After the weekend, he will travel to Morocco to represent Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Salah will remain with Egypt until at least December 29, when they play their third group game.
But that could extend to January 18 if they reach the final, by which point the transfer window will be open.