Welcome to the Debrief, Sky Sports’ column where Adam Bate combines data with his opinion to discuss some of Premier League’s most significant stories. This week:
Salah is in a clear decline, but Slot has not helped. Buendia was a “fantastic” player for Aston Villa.
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Mohamed Salah delivers a fiery and frank interview about his current situation with Liverpool
Mohamed Salah was not on the pitch at all this past weekend, yet his incendiary statements made after Liverpool’s 3-3 tie with Leeds still made him the Premier League’s biggest story. Salah’s friendship with Arne slot has broken down.
Slot’s handling of Salah has been hard to understand this season. Salah has been dropped three times, once as a substitute, after playing in all but a handful of Liverpool’s Premier League matches.
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Jonathan Liew & Dan Kilpatrick discuss why Mohamed Salah spoke up
Even his supporters, who were calling for him be rested and rotated, are left confused. Salah’s words, “I do not understand why I am on the bench”, will lead his supporters to believe that he is a victim.
Salah will anger some people for his selfishness, at a moment when Liverpool is struggling. Salah’s performance has dropped dramatically, they will say. If you exclude penalties, he’s scored six goals for the club across all competitions in 33 matches since late February.
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2025-12-08 07:55:00
