LEEDS, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road on December 06, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images)
Mo Salah is back in Liverpool's squad
Mo Salah will start Liverpool's clash with on the bench after Arne Slot welcomed him back into the squad. Salah, 33, was left at home for Tuesday's Champions League trip to face Inter Milan in a decision made by club chiefs, as the Reds claimed .
It came after the Egyptian accused of 'throwing him under the bus' and . Salah added that after being benched for the previous three games, including being an unused substitute as the Reds were away to Leeds United last Saturday.
Due to the starting next week, the forward also hinted that the Brighton game would be his last appearance at Anfield before potentially securing a January transfer. Now, though, , Salah is back involved as a substitute.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Slot was coy on whether the forward would return. The Liverpool boss also confirmed that he'd spoken to Salah's agent, Colombian lawyer Ramy Abbas Issa, this week.
"We've spoken a lot in the last week," Slot revealed. "After the game I think there have been a lot of conversations between his representatives and our representatives, and between him and me after the Sunderland game. And today I will speak to him again."
The Reds manager also said that leaving Salah at home in midweek was a club decision. "I think we decided as a club and I was part of that decision not to take him to the Inter Milan game," Slot added. "I'm always in contact with them, but when it comes to the decision-making of the lineup or the squad they always leave that open to me.
"But that's not to say that I don't talk to them - mainly , by the way, not Michael [Edwards] - but I talk to Richard about so many things. The decision to play a player or to have him in the squad, as I've experienced it until now and I think this will never change, is entirely up to me."
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STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY - 2025/12/09: Arne Slot, head coach of Liverpool FC, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league phase football match between FC Internazionale and Liverpool FC. Liverpool FC won 1-0 over FC Internazionale. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Arne Slot has named his starting XI
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Liverpool XI: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Jones, Wirtz; Ekitike
Liverpool subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky
Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Wieffer , Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Gomez; Minteh , Rutter, Gruda; Hinshelwood
Brighon subs: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman
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