Arne Slot said that the saga surrounding Mohamed Salah's sensational outburst at Elland Road is in the past as Liverpool prepare to face Tottenham in the Premier
League.
Salah was at the centre of a remarkable post-match interview when he was left as an unused substitute for Liverpool's 3-3 draw against Leeds United earlier this month.
The Egyptian suggested that the club had "thrown him under the bus" while also revealing that his relationship with Reds boss Slot had broken down during the 2025-26 season.
Salah was subsequently dropped from Liverpool's squad for their 1-0 win over Inter in the Champions League, but returned to the team to face Brighton in the same week.
He was again named on the bench, but came on in the 26th minute to replace the injured Joe Gomez, going on to assist Hugo Ekitike in the second half of their 2-0 victory.
Indeed, Salah now has 277 goal involvements for Liverpool in the Premier League (188 goals, 89 assists) - the all-time record by a player for a single club in the competition, overtaking Wayne Rooney's 276 for Manchester United (183 goals, 93 assists).
The 33-year-old departed for the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this week, with Slot able to provide clarity on the situation before making the trip down to north London.
"I said last week, actions speak louder than words," Slot said when asked if there are still issues to resolve with the player over the coming weeks.
"We moved on. He was in the squad and was the first substitution I made. Now he's at AFCON and will play some big games, so it's only fair that all the focus is on them [Egypt]. "
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Liverpool's victory over Brighton means it is now five games unbeaten across all competitions for the Premier League champions, who are picking up form at the right time.
"I hope we will all see this in results, but I think we are progressing," Slot added. "I had to play players who weren't fit too many times this season.
"I'm not talking only about the new players. I see players progressing in terms of their fitness and, as a result of that, their performances. I think we are definitely making progress. "
The Reds won both Premier League meetings with Spurs last season by 6-3 and 5-1 scorelines, the latter seeing them crowned top-flight champions for the 20th time.
Only Liverpool themselves have scored 5+ goals in three consecutive games against an opponent in the competition, doing so against Norwich between September 2012 and December 2013.
But should they manage to replicate that achievement, they will have to do so without Cody Gakpo, who Slot expects to be ruled out until the new year.
Dominik Szoboszlai could feature for the Reds, however, despite sustaining an ankle injury against Brighton, though Joe Gomez remains sidelined.
"He [Cody Gakpo] had a scan that looked promising, so we're not that worried anymore," the Dutchman said.
"He might come back earlier than expected, but definitely not tomorrow. Joe [Gomez] is not in the squad as well.
"Dominik [Szoboszlai] trained yesterday for the first time. We'll see where he's at today. "
