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Liverpool's Slot swerves further Salah talk after late Inter win

Inter Milan's Argentinian forward Lautaro Martinez greets Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister at the end of the UEFA Champions League match at San Siro stadium in Milan, on December 9, 2025. [Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP]

Arne Slot dedicated last night's 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan to the players he took to Italy, refusing to further fuel a public row with star forward Mohamed Salah.

The build-up to the match had been dominated by Salah's extraordinary criticism of Slot, who on Monday admitted that he had "no clue" as to whether the rebel attacker had played his last game for the Reds after deciding not to take him to Milan.

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