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A body language expert believes Mohamed Salah looks like "someone on his way out" of Liverpool after his bombshell interview.
The 33-year-old made headlines after Saturday's 3-3 draw against Leeds by claiming that the Reds have thrown him "under the bus" and that he has "no relationship" with manager Arne Slot. Salah has been on the bench for Liverpool's recent Premier League games.
The veteran forward was spotted driving into Liverpool's AXA Training Centre on Monday and did train with his teammates. It's unclear at this stage whether he will play against Inter Milan on Tuesday, with Slot due to speak to the media later on Monday.
Darren Stanton is a former Derbyshire police officer with a degree in psychology. He used his expertise to uncover the truth when interviewing suspects, and has since used his body language skills on TV shows such as The One Show and This Morning.
Stanton has reviewed the footage of Salah arriving at the AXA Training Centre and offered his thoughts to OLBG. He said: "Mohamed Salah's eyebrows and eyes are squinted.
"That’s anger. He’s not smiling. It’s not a look of focus or motivation. In fact, he almost seems a bit embarrassed. A little bit sheepish. If you look at his body and posture, he is very tense, too. His overall facial expression is like a grimace, as if he’s gritting his teeth.
"I think he’s been pushed out there for a bit of a photo opportunity to get him visible in front of the media for an open training session. The other players seem to know what’s going on.
"If he had been told don’t worry, you’re safe, let’s draw a line and make this work, I think we’d see something different from him. We’re used to seeing Salah being quite animated and smiley. He looks miserable today. I think he looks like someone on his way out."
Speaking after Saturday's game, Salah said: "Yeah, there's no relationship between us (me and Slot. It was very good relationship, and now all of a sudden there is no relationship."
He added on being dropped: "After what I have done for the club, it really hurts. You can imagine, really.
"After going from home to the club and you don’t know if you are starting. I know the club too well; I have been here many years."
Salah continued: "It is not acceptable for me. I don't know why this is happening to me. I don't get it. I think if this was somewhere else, every club would protect its player.
"How I see it now is like you throw Mo under the bus because he is the problem in the team now. But I don't think I am the problem. I have done so much for this club.
"The respect, I want to get. I don't have to go every day fighting for my position because I earned it. I am not bigger than anyone but I earned my position. It's football. It is what it is."
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