Mohamed Salah apologized to his Liverpool teammates over contentious comments
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah apologized to his Liverpool teammates after complaining of being “ thrown under the bus ” by the Premier League champion, midfielder Curtis Jones said.
Jones told broadcaster Sky Sports on Saturday that Salah took the time to address the issue with them.
“Mo is his own man and he can say his own stuff. He apologized to us and was like, ‘If I’ve affected anybody or made you feel any sort of way, I apologize.’ That’s the man that he is,” Jones told Sky. “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.”
Dropped by Slot
The 33-year-old Egypt star has scored 250 goals for Liverpool overall but has only netted five times this season in 20 games.
Last season was one of his best with 34 goals in 52 outings for Liverpool, and he clinched the player of the year award from the Professional Footballers’ Association for the third time.
Salah, who is now at the Africa Cup of Nations, made his explosive comments about feeling unfairly treated at Liverpool after being dropped for a third game in succession.
In the wake of those comments, Liverpool coach Arne Slot left Salah out of the squad for a Champions League game at Inter Milan. But following subsequent talks with Slot, Salah returned to the team against Brighton last Saturday.
Unbeaten run
Since losing 4-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in late November, Liverpool was unbeaten in five matches heading into a Premier League game at Tottenham later Saturday.
“We’re past that now and we’re gelling well as a team,” Jones added. “Playing well and starting to win games.”
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