LIVERPOOL ace Curtis Jones revealed Mohamed Salah apologised to his team-mates after his explosive interview where he took shots at the club and manager Arne Slot.
Salah, 33, went nuclear two weeks ago after where he was an unused substitute in what marked the third consecutive match that saw him starting on the bench.
Liverpool ace Curtis Jones revealed Mohamed Salah apologised to his team-mates
That was after Salah’s explosive interview where he took shots at Liverpool and manager Arne Slot
The star forward of “throwing him under the bus” and claimed he and Slot have “no relationship”.
But Jones , 24, confirmed the Egypt international made amends with the rest of the team with a brief statement before jetting off to Morocco for the Africa Cup on Nations.
The midfielder insists ‘s apology took place in a “positive” atmosphere and suggested everything is back to normal
Jones told Sky Sports : “Mo is his own man and he can say his own stuff. He apologised to us and was like, ‘If I’ve affected anybody or made you feel any sort of way, I apologise’. That’s the man that he is.
“I can only speak from me knowing Mo and how he is with us and how he acted on that. He was positive as well.
“He was the exact same Mo, he had a big smile on his face and everybody was exactly the same with him. I guess it’s just part of wanting to be a winner and I don’t think he will be the last.
“I get that there are certain ways you can go about things, but if a lad’s fine to just be on the bench and he doesn’t want to play and help the team, then I think that’s more of an issue.
“When there’s been any sort of anger from us, including myself, it’s always been from a good place.
“In the moment, it might not have come out in the right way, but it’s never been to affect the team, the staff, the manager, anybody like that.
“We’re past that now and we’re gelling well as a team, playing well and starting to win games.”
Salah is now out of sight and out of mind for , 47, who insisted: ‘We’ve moved on.’
The Liverpool boss has drawn a line under the controversy that could see the Egypt star leave Anfield following his incendiary accusations.
Salah is now preparing with his country for Monday’s Afcon opener against Zimbabwe — while Saudi Pro League clubs plot a £100MILLION bid for him.
At least five Saudi clubs — Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al-Qadsiah — are in the hunt for his signature.
Slot now wants only to concentrate on Saturday’s teatime clash with Tottenham — and climbing back into the top four.
He said: “I said last week, actions speak louder than words. We moved on, he was in the squad and was first sub and now he is at Afcon, big games for him and the country.
“So it is fair to them and us that all the focus is over there for him and no distractions for me saying anything about his time at Liverpool. He is there, so it is fair for us to talk about Spurs.”
Dutchman Slot delivered the broadest of hints that life at the Reds can be better without Salah.
He declared: “We are getting closer and closer to the team I want us to be.”
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