Arne Slot has admitted that Mohamed Salah was not happy to be left out of his Liverpool starting XI for the victory over West Ham United as he also revealed when the Egyptian will depart for the Africa Cup of Nations. The 33-year-old was left as an unused substitute as goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo earned a 2-0 win at the London Stadium on Sunday.

Salah had been an ever-present in the Premier League as Liverpool won the title last season, with their trip to West Ham marking the first time Slot had ever left the forward out of his starting line-up in the English top-flight.

However, Salah has found his place in the side the subject of increasing scrutiny following a number of below-par performances as the Reds lost nine of their 12 matches prior to the weekend trip to the ca

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