Disgruntled forward Mohamed Salah has been left out of Liverpool’s squad for their Champions League trip to Inter on Tuesday.
Salah, who top-scored as the Reds won last season’s Premier League but has netted five times in 18 games in 2025/26, said on Saturday that he had been “thrown under the bus”, adding that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has broken down.
The 33-year-old Egypt captain has 250 goals in 420 Liverpool appearances but has not started for three matches, making his explosive media appearance after remaining an unused substitute in a 3-3 draw at Leeds United.
The 2018/19 Champions League winner with the club trained with his teammates on Monday morning. Slot will speak to the media after Liverpool arrive in Milan on Monday evening.
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Mohamed Salah: What did the Liverpool icon say?
After the game, Salah told reporters: “I have done so much for this club down the years, and especially last season.
“Now I’m sitting on the bench and I don’t know why. I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager, and all of a sudden we don’t have any relationship.
“It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That is how I am feeling. I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame.
“It is not acceptable for me. I don’t know why this is happening to me. I don’t get it. I think if this was somewhere else, every club would protect its player.
“How I see it now is like ‘you throw Mo under the bus because he is the problem in the team now’. But I don’t think I am the problem. I have done so much for this club.
“The respect, I want to get. I don’t have to go every day fighting for my position because I earned it. I am not bigger than anyone, but I earned my position. It’s football. It is what it is.”
Salah signed a new two-year contract in April and contributed three goals and four assists in nine appearances to help Liverpool reach the last 16 of the 2024/25 Champions League, losing at home on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain.
The six-time European champions have won three and lost two of their matches in the league phase this season. Salah has one goal and one assist across those games.
Mohamed Salah salary
Two-time African Footballer of the Year Salah previously signed a new deal in July 2022 making him the highest-paid player in Liverpool’s history.
The 32-year-old’s lawyer and adviser, Ramy Abbas Issa, told a Harvard Business School study in 2023 that Salah earns at least £1 million a week in total income, boosted by factors such as his lucrative endorsements.
“Renewing at Liverpool would be one of the biggest milestones of my career,” Salah said in the study, via The Guardian.
“But we have to do this the right way. I’ve learned throughout my career that if you want to be successful, it is important to invest in yourself not just physically but also mentally.”
Inter vs Liverpool: Reds’ Champions League fixtures, results
Liverpool are 13th in the Champions League table with three matches of the league phase remaining, a point off the top eight places ensuring automatic progress to the last 16.
Fourth-placed Inter, who reached the final last season and are second in Italy, are three points ahead of Slot’s side.
Here are Liverpool’s results and remaining fixtures in the league phase. All matches start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Wednesday September 17: Liverpool 3-2 Atleti
Tuesday, September 30: Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool
Wednesday, October 22: Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool
Tuesday, November 4: Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
Wednesday, November 26: Liverpool 1-4 PSV
Tuesday, December 9: Inter vs Liverpool
Wednesday, January 21: Marseille vs Liverpool
Wednesday, January 28: Liverpool vs Qarabag
How to watch Inter vs Liverpool: TV channel, live stream
Inter vs Liverpool starts at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) on Tuesday and is being shown live in the UK on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon have first pick of the Tuesday games, with all the other matches shown on TNT Sports. BBC Sport also has highlights rights.
A Prime Video membership is £8.99 per month or £95 per year paid annually, with a half-price offer for fans aged between 18 and 22.
Membership includes unlimited delivery on a huge selection of Amazon items and a range of other perks such as movies, series, documentaries and photo storage.
How to live stream Liverpool Champions League games online
The broadcasters have dedicated apps allowing fans to live-stream the games: the Prime Video app, TNT’s Discovery Plus and BBC iPlayer.
The apps are available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.