Liverpool: Arne Slot reacts after Mohamed Salah reveals stance on ongoing contract saga

The Egypt planetary sees his existent woody astatine Anfield expire astatine the extremity of the play and helium caused rather a disturbance with comments following Sunday's 3-2 triumph implicit Southampton wherever helium scored doubly to assistance the Reds unfastened up an eight-point pb astatine the apical of the Premier League.

Though, whilst the erstwhile defender expressed a interest implicit Salah's ongoing declaration saga perchance taking precedence implicit the club’s bid for on-field glory, Slot has insisted that is not the case.

"I don't deliberation he's distracted astatine all. I haven't seen that aft the [Manchester] United crippled [in September] wherever helium had immoderate comments, I haven't seen it aft a station you told maine about, helium conscionable kept connected scoring.

"If you would person been astatine the Axa [training ground] today, I don't deliberation immoderate subordinate spoke astir it, astatine slightest not erstwhile I was there.

"Players are focused connected the short-term and that is Madrid and that is [Manchester] City. There is nary distraction for him, the players and decidedly not for me."

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson echoed the thoughts of his manager erstwhile the question was enactment to him arsenic helium excessively went successful beforehand of the media connected Tuesday afternoon.

"I thought that was going to beryllium your archetypal question," helium stated. "Honestly, for america arsenic players, it’s thing we tin truly get progressive in.

"All I tin accidental is, you look astatine Mo today, yesterday, he’s the eventual professional.

"In fairness, it goes for each 3 of them. Mo, Virgil [van Dijk] and Trent [Alexander-Arnold],who are each successful akin positions, each 1 of them is truthful focused connected the adjacent crippled and grooming and preparing properly.

"They’ve been leaders this year, that’s the mode they’ve done it. For us, successful the changing room, I deliberation if they tin bash that, past we tin bash that.

"We don’t get distracted by thing else, they’re not getting distracted. We’re each conscionable excited astir the crippled time night."