Mohamed Salah comment after being substituted 'stands out' to Arne Slot
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Arne Slot has spoken out on Mohamed Salah's exit for the first time, with the Dutchman acknowledging he knew the Egyptian was going to go at the end of the seasonMohamed Salah has won nine titles with Liverpool and will depart as one of the club's greatest players(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool manager Arne Slot offered some insight into Mohamed Salah’s mentality as he discussed the Egyptian’s iconic career.The dynamic forward is set to bring the curtain down on his illustrious Anfield career at the end of the season. His exit will conclude a nine-year spell in which Salah established himself as one of the modern Premier League’s defining figures — and one of the best in league history.Slot highlighted the forward’s exceptional qualities that have allowed him to remain among the world’s elite for over a decade.
Having worked closely with Salah for nearly two seasons, Slot pointed to the 33-year-old’s professionalism, consistency, and mentality as key factors behind his sustained success at the highest level of the game.READ MORE: Liverpool striker Alexander Isak set to return to team training tomorrowREAD MORE: Arne Slot finally breaks silence on Mohamed Salah announcing his Liverpool exit - 'I knew'“So many good players around the world [and] he's definitely one of them in the last 10 years, that everybody talks about being one of the best there is and was in the last 10 years,” Slot said. “To show that hunger every three days, that professionalism, that commitment to the club, to the team, to wanting to score again, always wanting to play.“When you take him out three minutes before the end, he's like, 'Maybe I could have scored one extra!' – that is what stands out for me.”Salah’s mentality has yielded tremendous success on the pitch.
He is an all-time great, proving worth every penny of the $46.84 million transfer fee to land him from Roma.Arne Slot has worked with Mohamed Salah for two seasons at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)When discussing the news of Salah’s impending exit, Slot continued: “I knew, so it wasn't new news to me, but I think it was very good to hear and see all the reactions of his teammates, but also from everywhere around the world, for what he has done for this football club and for football in general.“I’ve mainly seen this as a fan, so watching football, seeing him playing at Liverpool, doing all these special things that he's done for this club. He was the fittest player that came back, and I think that's the ideal situation that you want as a manager: that your star player comes back as fit as he did.“He had nothing to prove, but for himself, he had a lot to prove because Mo always thinks he has to prove something every three days.