The impact Mohamed Salah had on Arne Slot being sacked by Liverpool

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It is fair to say that Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah did not have the best relationship during the 2025/26 season.The issues began in late 2025 when Slot decided to start benching the Egyptian, causing Salah to hit out in an interview following a 3-3 draw with Leeds United.Salah then took aim in a social media post before the final day of the season, and Fabrizio Romano has now suggested that said post had an impact on the decision to sack Slot, ‘for sure’. Is Andoni Iraola the best option to replace Arne Slot?

If not, who would you appoint? Credit: AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images Mohamed Salah social media post was ‘impactful for sure’Speaking about Liverpool dismissing their manager via his YouTube channel, Romano explained: “Mo Salah went on social media and shared some complaints that a major number of Liverpool players shared by liking that post.“Mo Salah was complaining about the style, Mo Salah was also complaining about how Liverpool were playing.“Mo Salah said Liverpool can’t win one game, lose the following one.

That’s not Liverpool style.“So Mo Salah was really, really complaining and that was also impactful for sure.”Salah received criticism from the likes of Jamie Carragher and Wayne Rooney for his message, in which he called for a return to ‘heavy metal football’.But if we are being honest, the 33-year-old actually did Liverpool a favour, if his actions did indeed play a role in Slot being sacked.The alternative option was going to be the Dutchman staying at Anfield for the start of 2026/27 before likely being sacked in mid-October anyway, at which point another season would have been wasted.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox