By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR and CIARAN FOREMAN, SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 08:52 EST, 13 December 2025 | Updated: 09:19 EST, 13 December 2025
Mohamed Salah has been named on Liverpool's bench against Brighton after being exiled for his explosive outburst at Elland Road.
The Egyptian, who claimed Liverpool had 'thrown him under the bus' after being named on the bench for a third successive match during the Reds' 3-3 draw with Leeds last weekend, did not travel to face Inter Milan in midweek.
Instead, the 33-year-old he trained alone at Anfield while the Reds nabbed a 1-0 victory in Milan and their fans chanted Arne Slot's around the San Siro.
But after peace talks with Slot on Friday, the Liverpool superstar has returned to squad for his final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Premier League champions taking on Brighton at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Slot, whom Salah claimed to have no relationship with during his bombshell interview with reporters, shook hands with Egyptian on Friday after a week that threatened to plunge the club into civil war.
Daily Mail Sport reported on Friday that talks were positive and that Salah was expected back in contention against Brighton on Saturday afternoon.
Mohamed Salah has been named on Liverpool's bench against Brighton on Saturday afternoon
Slot said on Friday that he has 'no reasons for not wanting [Salah] to stay' amid uncertainty over his future after AFCON.
But Salah plunged his own future into chaos when he spoke inside Elland Road's mixed zone after starting three consecutive games from the bench.
'I'm very disappointed,' the 33-year-old said. 'I've done so much for this club - everyone can see that - over years, especially last season, sitting on the bench I don't know why. It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That's how I feel it.
'It's very clear that someone wants me to take all the blame. The club promised me a lot in summer. So far I am on bench for three games, so I can't say they have kept those promises.
'I say many times I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden we don't have any relationship, I don't know why. It seems like someone does not want me in the club.'
His comments sparked discourse from club legends Jamie Carragher - who labelled Salah a 'disgrace' in the aftermath - and Steven Gerrard who said it was 'wrong' to claim he had been thrown under the bus.