Dejan Lovren comes to Mo Salah’s defence and blames Liverpool exit on Arne Slot

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Dejan Lovren has stepped in to defend Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian’s departure from Liverpool, suggesting that much of the blame lies with Arne Slot.Salah is leaving Anfield this summer, and Slot has also moved on. What should Iraola’s first job be as Liverpool boss? 🤔 Photo by Nikki Dyer – LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Dejan Lovren on Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot’s relationshipSpeaking to WinWin, Lovren said: “He never expected to end his career like this, and he knows I know, and everyone knows that, but, as I told you before, football is unpredictable.“Maybe if Klopp had stayed another year or two, he might have left in a much better way.

But, you know… this is how it happened.”Lovren went further, suggesting the issues were not down to the club’s hierarchy, but instead centred on the manager.He added: “I don’t think it’s the management; I think it’s just one person, and I think it’s just the manager… They didn’t have a good relationship. Let’s put it simply.“With Klopp, he had a really good relationship.

It’s that simple, and everyone knows it because when you look at the previous eight or nine seasons, he did really well.”Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesLovren also pushed back on the idea that Salah’s strong first year under Slot proves the relationship was fine. He suggested Slot inherited a functioning team, rather than creating the conditions for the Egyptian to thrive himself.He continued: “Now people will say, ‘Oh yes, but he also did well in the first year Slot came in,’ but I don’t think that was because I think he just took over the team as it was, as the team was already.