Mohamed Salah drops bombshell Liverpool statement and demands immediate change

Liverpool slipped to another miserable defeat against Aston Villa on Friday night to leave their hopes of a Champions League spot in doubt and Mo Salah has now spoken out

Mohamed Salah has called on Liverpool 'recover their identity' following another dismal weekend under Arne Slot.

The dethroned champions slipped to a miserable 4-2 defeat against Aston Villa to leave their Champions League spot in doubt ahead of the final game of the campaign. Morgan Rogers gave the hosts the lead in the Second City, before Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk equalised.

A brace from Ollie Watkins and a further strike from John McGinn secured victory for Villa, with Van Dijk's second goal just a stoppage-time consolation.

The defeat leaves Liverpool fifth and just five points clear of Bournemouth ahead of their final day clash with Brentford. And Salah - who is due to leave at the end of the season - has now spoken out with a strong message to his teammates.

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Writing on Instagram, the Egyptian forward said: "I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that. "Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies.

"That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it. "Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games. Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.

"As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen."

Liverpool's title defence has been miserable under Arne Slot. They already have 12 defeats to their name in the Premier League alone this season.

Giving his verdict, the Liverpool boss said: "Damaging because we needed either a win or maybe, maybe, maybe two draws would have been enough as well. But now we know one thing for sure – that we need a win next week if we have to do it ourselves.

"As we all know, other teams, of course, need to pick up points as well for us to need a win. So that's really damaging that we were not able to get a result, let alone a win here today. There were parts in the game where I felt a result could have gone our way.

"But I think what people are mainly focused on is the period after the 2-1 where we couldn't find any momentum anymore and we conceded two other goals. That was the most difficult period in the game."

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