New Delhi: Mohamed Salah has never been the type to seek the spotlight off the pitch so when the Egyptian speaks people listen but what happened on Sunday evening was different. His interview after Liverpool’s chaotic 3-3 draw at Leeds wasn’t just unusual; rather, it was explosive. This marked Salah’s third straight game on the substitute bench. The forward claimed that this relationship with manager Arne Slot “had broken”, accusing someone at the club of “throwing him under the bus” and admitted that he wasn’t sure whether he would play for the Reds again.

For a player who has delivered 250 goals in 420 games and helped define an era at Anfield, the comments landed with a thud. Even Liverpool’s form has dipped badly since he is on the bench, leaving the champions sitting ninth in the

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