Mohamed Salah turned down an interview request in sublime fashion as he walked through the mixed zone following Liverpool’s clash against Brighton on Saturday.
Salah was named on the bench for a fourth consecutive Premier League match as Liverpool welcomed Fabian Hurzeler’s side to Anfield.
The 33-year-old, who missed this week’s Champions League clash against Inter Milan, was dropped after he accused the club of throwing him “under the bus” following a tricky start to the 2025-26 campaign.
After being benched against Leeds on December 6, Salah also claimed that his relationship with manager Arne Slot had broken down as he spoke to reporters in the Elland Road mixed zone.
A week later and Slot opted to include the Egyptian in his squad for Saturday’s game against Brighton.
Asked ahead of kick-off if he was “happy with the position the Salah dispute has reached,” the Liverpool manager said: “Yes, of course, otherwise I would have done [it] probably differently.”
After being named as a substitute alongside record signing Alexander Isak, Salah ended up spending just 26 minutes on the bench as he was introduced for the injured Joe Gomez.
Unsurprisingly, the 33-year-old received a warm reception from the Liverpool faithful.
Salah proceeded to notch a second-half assist for Hugo Ekitike, meaning he has overtaken Wayne Rooney’s record for most goal involvements for a single team in Premier League history (277).
After the full-time whistle, reporters must have anticipated a comment from Salah as they waited patiently in the Anfield mixed zone.
And that’s exactly what they got. As seen in the footage below, a smiling Salah turned down an interview request as he walked through the media scrum. He also commented: “Two weeks in a row? No, no, no.”
