Mohamed Salah has launched a scathing attack on Liverpool head coach Arne Slot, criticising the team's style of play in a lengthy Instagram post. The Egyptian forward, who will leave Anfield at the end of the season, responded to Friday's 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa by calling for a return to the 'heavy metal attacking football' that defined the club under Jurgen Klopp.
In his statement, Salah wrote: 'I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered.' He added that Champions League qualification is 'the bare minimum' and vowed to do everything to achieve it.
The post was liked by several Liverpool teammates, including Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Andy Robertson and Wataru Endo, with Jones adding a clapping emoji. This suggests Salah's concerns are shared within the dressing room as the Reds sit fifth in the Premier League, five points clear of sixth-placed Bournemouth but having played one game more.
Salah has been increasingly vocal in his final months at the club. Earlier this season, after being benched for three consecutive games, he claimed he had been 'thrown under the bus' and described his relationship with Slot as 'non-existent'. The 32-year-old has spent nine years at Anfield and is leaving when his contract expires this summer.
