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Alexander-Arnold joins over 10 players in liking Salah's post as pressure mounts on Slot

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Zack Oaten / Tribal Football

Published 1 month ago

Mohamed Salah's Instagram post has been liked by several Liverpool players, past and present, as manager Arne Slot comes under more pressure.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Salah[/a]’s statement following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a]’s damning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=AyZEYQVH"]defeat to Aston Villa[/a] went viral as he ripped apart the club before his departure this summer.[/p][p]The winger tore into the poor tactics used by Slot, which have led to the side failing to defend their title and struggling to obtain Champions League football this season. [/p][p][b]"Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve," [/b]he said.  [/p][p][b]"I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play, and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good". [/b][/p][p]The post has generated well over one million likes, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/szoboszlai-dominik/dERKtqoo/"]Dominik Szoboszlai[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gravenberch-ryan/Y5aFd8V4/"]Ryan Gravenberch[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Ibrahima Konate[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-andrew/6e7Be9VI/"]Andy Robertson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/endo-wataru/r7gln7MG/"]Wataru Endo[/a] have also joined in on the action. [/p][embed guid="f11cca84-d782-4e48-b927-c6197dfb6c5a" url="https://x.com/AnfieldEdition/status/2056324730303496402?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ekitike-hugo/ltVXPlJU/"]Hugo Ekitike[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wirtz-florian/0Q5gjImi/"]Florian Wirtz[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frimpong-jeremie/SjJ6pCvC/"]Jeremie Firmpong[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leoni-giovanni/GdON0JjJ/"]Giovanni Leoni[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kerkez-milos/2H46JAgp/"]Milos Kerkez[/a] also liked the post alongside Scouser [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jones-curtis/OnQz9w8h/"]Curtis Jones[/a], as it seems Slot has completely lost the dressing room at the club.[/p][p]Several other players, including youngsters [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bajcetic-stefan/dEU1sdWP/"]Stefan Bajcetic[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramsay-calvin/d6y2c2XR/"]Calvin Ramsay[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-rhys/WIAE1Vf8/"]Rhys Williams[/a], also joined in as the future of the club looks bleak under the Dutchman.[/p][p]Former Liverpool player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexander-arnold-trent/CEVJy6Bc/"]Trent Alexander-Arnold[/a], who is now at Real Madrid, also liked the post despite leaving on bad terms, as he supports Salah's desperate message.[/p][p]Ekitike commented a handshake emoji, while Jones added an applause emoji underneath the post. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=Iqg4E2qA"]Liverpool may now need to beat Brentford[/a] on the final day of the season to ensure Champions League qualification, something that is far from the expectations for the club.[/p]

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