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Speaking after the game, Ekitike described sharing a pitch with Salah as “a blessing”, adding he was “the kind of player who makes us like to watch football”.<\/p>\n
But the French forward and Co won’t now share a pitch with their team-mate until January at the earliest, with Salah potentially missing eight games if Egypt go all the way to the final in Morocco on 18 January.<\/p>\n
“I suppose everybody will be leaving Anfield with that feeling of what’s going to happen next with Mo Salah,” ex-Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton said on Final Score. “Is he going to stay or is he going to go? But it’s been a good week for Slot.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think it was a goodbye. There were a couple of moments where we you thought, ‘was that a wave or not’, but it just looked like he was applauding the fans like he does every week, and as a lot of the other players did.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to be interesting to see how this situation pans out. If you’re a Liverpool<\/a> fan you want to keep your best players so you’ll be hoping it works out.”<\/p>\n A major plus for Liverpool<\/a> is that, without Salah starting in any of the past five games, they are still unbeaten and have shown they can cope without the Egyptian talisman.<\/p>\n That in itself will give Slot confidence. But, in the long-term, having a fit and firing Salah can only be a positive for his side.<\/p>\n “I spoke to him yesterday and as I usually never say anything about what we talk about, I am not going to make an exception now,” added Slot.<\/p>\n “But I think actions speak louder than what has been said and he was in the squad again and when I had to make my first substitutions, I brought him in and he performed as every fan including me would like him to.”<\/p>\n It is clear Slot is happy to pick Salah again, but also clear there is still no definitive conclusion after a tumultuous week for both parties – and Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n