Mohamed Salah has been left out of the squad for Liverpool's Champions League match at Inter Milan. The club have decided to remove Salah from selection for a short period after he gave an explosive interview on Saturday, claiming that he was "thrown under the bus" by Liverpool and his relationship with head coach Arne Slot had broken down.

Liverpool were gifted a late penalty kick that Dominik Szoboszlai scored to beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League, without Mohamed Salah in the squad.

Liverpool are confronting a significant challenge as they go up against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League, particularly with the absence of one of their key players, Mohamed Salah. His absence is certain to have an impact on the field.

No Salah, no problem for Liverpool as they managed to overcome the Inter Milan challenge on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League .

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Premier League game against Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference,

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah's omission from Tuesday's Champions League game at Inter Milan is a consequence of his reaction to being left out of the side, teammate Alisson Becker said on Monday.

Liverpool, meanwhile, enjoyed prolonged spells of possession, but lacked imagination. The lack of chemistry between Ekitiké and Isak did not help matters; the two forwards had virtually no partnership up top, prompting Slot to replace the Swede with Florian Wirtz in the 68th minute.

The shadow of Mohamed Salah's bustup with Liverpool hung over the team as they faced Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday and the Egyptian forward's situation looks a long way from being resolved after they eked out a narrow 1-0 win.

Inter Milan takes on Liverpool at the San Siro Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time in Italy, making it a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT start in the US and Canada, an 8 p.m. GMT start in the UK, and a 7 a.m. AEDT start in Australia on Wednesday.