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Gerrard urges Salah to stay at Liverpool and 'reverse away' from outburst

Liverpool's Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah (C) smiles during a team training session at their training ground in Kirkby, Liverpool, north-west England on December 8, 2025. [Paul Ellis/AFP]

Liverpool great Steven Gerrard believes the club still need Mohamed Salah as he urged the star forward to "reverse away" from an extraordinary outburst where he accused the faltering Premier League champions of "throwing him under the bus".

The Egypt international was omitted from the squad that travelled to Italy for Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan following a blistering attack on manager Arne Slot and the club hierarchy after being left on the bench for last weekend's 3-3 draw at Leeds.

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