Slot praises 'disciplined' Salah following shock West Ham omission

Arne Slot has been impressed by Mohamed Salah's reaction to being dropped in Liverpool's 2-1 win over West Ham

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00:00I'm assuming though that Mo wasn't happy about being left out.

00:05Therefore, what's his reaction been like since? What kind of conversations have you had with him?

00:11No, that's a fair assumption.

00:13And that's a normal reaction from a player that's good enough to play for us.

00:19And then I say it mildly because he's been so outstanding for this club for so many years

00:24and will be for us in the future.

00:27So, yeah, of course a player isn't happy when they're playing.

00:31He wasn't the only one who wasn't happy that he wasn't starting, I can tell you.

00:36And that's normal.

00:37But the way he behaved was as you would expect from a professional he is.

00:43But he was very supportive for his teammates, handled himself really well during the day

00:49and yesterday in the session as well.

00:52So you cannot be a player that's available every three days and play on that high standards

00:57if you go with your emotions.

00:59But for Mo, he's so disciplined, knows what to do to stay fit.

01:03And no matter if he plays well, doesn't play well, if he plays or if he doesn't play,

01:10he will always be that top professional.

01:12And that's what he was in the last two days.

01:15Thank you for listening, sir.

01:19You have a great man.

01:20Thank you, sir.