Curtis Jones reveals Liverpool players' true feelings on Mohamed Salah amid 'angry' reaction

Curtis Jones has lifted the lid on the reaction from Liverpool's players to Mohamed Salah's outburst, and the anger that he and others have felt amid what has been a frustrating season so far

Curtis Jones has revealed Mohamed Salah apologized to Liverpool's players following his outburst(Image: Getty Images)

Curtis Jones insists Liverpool’s players have not shown any hard feelings toward Mohamed Salah following his outburst, with their anger instead reserved for the club’s form this season.

Salah delivered an extraordinary tirade against Liverpool and head coach Arne Slot earlier this month after he was left out of the starting line-up for three straight games. Having accused the club of throwing him “under the bus” and claiming someone was trying to drive him out of Anfield, the winger was subsequently dropped completely from the squad for the Champions League game against Inter Milan.

Following talks with Slot, he was then reinstated against Brighton last weekend, although his future remains up in the air, with Salah now set to miss Liverpool’s next few games as he takes part in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Jones has revealed that Salah apologized to his teammates following his outburst, with the incident just the latest in a line of angry reactions from the Reds in what has been a hugely disappointing season so far.

Jones himself was involved in an X-rated interview following Liverpool’s 4-1 defeat at home to PSV Eindhoven last month, and the midfielder concedes that results have been hard to take for the Reds this season.

"I'm a scouser, I know how much it means to the city and fans and the club and staff around here," Jones told Sky Sports.

Curtis Jones has admitted to being angry with Liverpool's form this season(Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images)

"It's probably the first time I've been in a situation like this. There were a few reasons why I came out and spoke. I was just honest. I will say what I think, and at times it will rub [people] up the wrong way.

"Anybody who knows me knows I hate to lose, whether it's card games, training games, it doesn't matter. Now, because I'm in the first team and I'm a scouser, I've supported the team from a kid, I'm playing as a player, but as a fan at the same time. I know how much it affects the fans, it affects me the exact same way. I've got that extra on me that we cannot lose.

"I was angry but it was a shock at the same time. It was positive to see how the lads all acted. They didn't blame Mo, didn't blame the manager, didn't blame each other or anything like that. It was just taking it on ourselves.

"I was talking about the lads having to run more, fight more and compete. I wasn't just saying them, it's me as well. That's what you're starting to see now and that's why I feel like the whole thing is changing."

Mohamed Salah apologized to his Liverpool teammates after his outburst(Image: Getty Images)

Jones added: "When I've spoken to lads at different teams and I see how our team is to theirs, here is more of a family thing and families argue and fight, but they always stick as one. That little blip showed that the family is the most important thing.

"I say that with obviously the fans and the stuff with Mo that it's not affected us in any sort of way. It affected our minds in needing to win, but nobody has blamed anybody and I think that's the important thing."

Liverpool will be aiming to make it six games unbeaten across all competitions when it travels to Tottenham on Saturday, of course without Salah. The Reds currently lie two points off the Premier League’s top four, having already lost six league games this season - two more than they suffered throughout the whole of their title-winning campaign.