In a bombshell seven-and-a-half-minute interview after Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United last weekend, Mohamed Salah accused the club of throwing him “under the bus” and claimed he no longer has any relationship with head coach Arne Slot. Slot said that Salah would not be reintegrated in the first team until he apologized. Salah, who had scored 250 goals over the past eight years for Liverpool and was the driving factor behind the 2024-25 Premier League championship under Slot, did not see any action at Elland Road and went public with his grievances. Salah is among the players who have let their standards slip significantly after a disastrous first title defence. The noise around Anfield has become near-deafening, and it will be interesting to see if there can be a peaceful resolution that allows the Reds to salvage their campaign. GOAL looks at some of the most infamous disputes between players and managers in modern football. In a 2003 FA Cup match between Manchester United and bitter rivals Arsenal in which Manchester United was trailing by 2-0, Sir Alex Ferguson delivered a few angry remarks during the half-time interval. At one point, the United manager singled out David Beckham who he believed was taking his foot of the pedal while he closed in to a Real Madrid move. Ferguson kicked the player in the face as he approached. The resulting wound required several stitches. Ferguson wrote in his autobiography how the incident made him realize he lost control over the dressing room. He begged the board to get the midfielder sold as quickly as possible. Beckham moved to Santiago Bernabeu the following summer. Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba had a great relationship in the first few months after Pogba returned to Old Trafford. The mask began to fall during the 2017-18 campaign. Mourinho then removed the vice captaincy at the start of the following season.
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