Liverpool: Arne Slott joked on Tuesday that Mohamed Salah must know about Manchester City’s fate over alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules after the forward suggested he could play his last game at Anfield against the champions. has played
City face 115 charges related to the alleged breaches and could face stiff penalties if found guilty, including the possibility of being kicked out of the English top flight. Salah, whose Liverpool contract expires at the end of the season, has been at the center of speculation over his future.
The Egypt international said Sunday’s 2-0 win over City could have been his last home match against Pep Guardiola’s men, who have won six of the last seven Premier League titles.
Salah told Sky Sports after the match at Anfield that it’s probably the last City game I’ll play for Liverpool so I’m going to enjoy it. “The atmosphere was unbelievable so I’m going to enjoy every second here. Hopefully we’ll just win the league and see what happens.
Slott, whose side have won 18 of their 20 matches in all competitions this season, has become adept at answering questions over the expiring contracts of Salah, captain Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold and took the opportunity to But he chose a player. Make fun of it.
“Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 charges, so he expects he won’t be in the Premier League next season,” he said in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. “I expect him in the Premier League. No, the boring answer is always the same. This is not the place, for me, to talk about Mo’s contract.
“Maybe I’ve said too much already, maybe it’ll get the headlines. But it was a joke. I repeat, a joke! City, who have lost six of their last seven in all competitions, accused Strongly denies.
Liverpool, nine points ahead of second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League, face mid-table Newcastle on Wednesday. Slott, in his first season at Anfield since replacing Jurgen Klopp, said his men had worked hard for their success.
“If we do it just by playing at 50 percent and it’s too easy for us, they might feel, ‘Ah, we’re too good for this league’,” he said. “But it’s certainly not what we feel against every team, it doesn’t matter if it’s City or Liverpool or it was Wolves or Nottingham Forest.
“We’ve had to work really, really, really hard to get the results, and I think it keeps both feet on the ground.” And the Dutchman said his players have been part of the club’s “culture” of success, with their impressive start to the season. “This club, this team, these players are used to the fact that they’re at the top of the league or they’re competing for every trophy, so it helps that they’ve had that experience,” he added. “