Mo Salah’s immediate Liverpool future remains up in the air.The Egyptian King has now jetted out to the Africa Cup of Nations - amid a temporary truce between the forward and his club. Salah, 33,

A matter of months after signing a contract reportedly worth in excess of £40 million ($53.7 million) over two years, Salah’s disappointing performances—just one part of Liverpool’s wider slump this season—resulted in the Egyptian winger getting dropped.

In the rush to blame Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot amid Liverpool's collapse, everyone is losing sight of who is really to blame.

The Egypt international returned to action on Saturday with the league champions after being dropped following an incendiary interview.

Seven days earlier, Liverpool’s talisman had threatened to dismantle his illustrious history on Merseyside with a public tirade against the club and his manager. Slot dropped Salah for Tuesday’s trip to Milan before bringing him back into the fold following a heart-to-heart on Friday.

Salah's star turn off the bench for Liverpool following speculation about his future showed that there's still a way for him to stay. Plus: Madrid get a win too, but are still a work in progress.

The Egyptian played a crucial role off the bench at Anfield on Saturday - but his future remains unclear after last weekend's

Salah previewed the visit from Brighton as potentially his last ever appearance at Anfield, inviting his family to Merseyside for the occasion. Arne Slot cast doubt over his involvement entirely by dropping him from the squad for Tuesday’s Champions League win over Inter.