Mohamed Salah apologized to his Liverpool teammates following his outburst earlier this month, Curtis Jones has revealed.
Salah launched an extraordinary tirade against the club and head coach Arne Slot following the Reds’ 3-3 draw at Leeds - in which the Egyptian had been named on the bench for a third game in a row.
He accused the club of throwing him “under the bus” and suggested someone at Anfield was trying to drive him out, while also claiming that his relationship with Slot had broken down. Salah was subsequently dropped from the squad for the Champions League game against Inter Milan before returning against Brighton last weekend, following talks with Slot.
Jones has now revealed that Salah offered an apology to his teammates for his outburst.
In an interview with Sky Sports, the midfielder said: "Mo is his own man and he can say his own stuff.
“He apologised to us and was like, 'If I've affected anybody or made you feel any sort of way, I apologise'. That's the man that he is.”
Jones added: "I can only speak from me knowing Mo and how he is with us and how he acted on that. He was positive as well.
Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones warm up ahead of Liverpool's game against Sunderland
Curtis Jones has revealed Mohamed Salah apologized to Liverpool's players following his outburst (Image: Getty Images)
"He was the exact same Mo, he had a big smile on his face and everybody was exactly the same with him. I guess it's just part of wanting to be a winner and I don't think he will be the last.
"I get that there are certain ways you can go about things, but if a lad's fine to just be on the bench and he doesn't want to play and help the team, then I think that's more of an issue.
"When there's been any sort of anger from us, including myself, it's always been from a good place. In the moment, it might not have come out in the right way, but it's never been to affect the team, the staff, the manager, anybody like that. We're past that now and we're gelling well as a team, playing well and starting to win games."
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Salah is currently away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt, which could see him out of action for Liverpool until January 18. Discussions are set to continue between the winger's representatives and the club over his future, with the transfer window set to open again in under two weeks' time.
Slot was once again asked about Salah during his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's game against Tottenham, although the Liverpool boss refused to go any further on the 33-year-old's future.
Arne Slot during a Liverpool press conference.
Arne Slot refused to be drawn on Mohamed Salah's future (Image: Liverpool FC)
"I said last week that actions speak louder than words and we moved on," said Slot. "He was in the squad and he was the first substitution I made.
"Now he's at AFCON playing big games for himself but also his country. It's fair to them but also us, because we are going to play some very important games, that all the focus is on him over there and there should not be any distraction from me saying anything about his time here at Liverpool.
"We moved on after the Leeds interview and he played against Brighton."