Florian Wirtz explained that he and his teammates felt comfortable ‘liking’ Mohamed Salah’s “honest” social media post about Liverpool’s style of play under Arne Slot because, in his opinion, it was not an attack on any single individual.
In the aftermath of Liverpool’s humiliating 4–2 thrashing by Aston Villa last Friday night, Salah posted an explosive statement across multiple platforms calling for a return to “heavy metal” soccer which Jürgen Klopp brought to the club. While Slot was not explicitly named by Salah, many viewed it as a thinly veiled dig at the Dutchman, who has tried to instil a more restrained style of play since joining the club in 2024.
