Arne Slot fends off awkward questions over Mo Salah’s future with ‘joke’ about Man City’s 115 charges after 2-0 win over Premier League title rivals at Anfield

Arne Slot has sent a thinly-veiled jibe at rivals Manchester City after their 2-0 win over Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday when fielding questions about Mohamed Salah. 

The Reds inflicted a bruising defeat on their Premier League title rivals at Anfield on Sunday to move nine points clear of second-placed Arsenal at the top of the table, and 11 ahead of Manchester City. 

Salah starred for the Reds with a goal and assist in the encounter, which piled further pressure on Liverpool with the Egyptian superstar currently out of contract at the end of the season. 

He had previously spoken out about the situation after the win against Southampton, claiming ‘I’m probably more out than in’. 

Following his starring role against City, he had then fanned the flames further by hinting that it could be his ‘the last City game I play for Liverpool’ at home, which prompted further questions over the forward’s future at Anfield. 

Slot, though, evaded the tricky line of inquiry, and instead aimed a dig at his title rivals, and the 115 charges of breaching financial regulations that City are currently facing. 

Asked whether Salah’s comments were ‘part of a dance’ that ends in the player signing on and committing his future to the Anfield club, Slot laughed before giving his response. 

‘Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 accusations so he expects them not to be in the Premier League next season!,’ he said, chuckling, ‘I do expect them in the Premier League.’

‘No, the boring answer is always the same, this is not the place for me to talk about Mo’s contract. Maybe I’ve said already too much about the joke I’ve made, which will probably get the headlines. 

‘It was a joke, I repeat it was a joke!’

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