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.

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Arne Slot said it was an easy decision to include talisman Mohamed Salah in the squad for Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion, despite a turbulent week following the forward's scathing criticism of the team.

Mohamed Salah came off the bench after just 25 minutes for Liverpool's Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion.

Liverpool, Brighton and an Anfield AfternoonLiverpool step back into Premier League action with Brighton arriving at Anfield, and the story swirling above everything is Mohamed Salah. His omission

Salah returned to the squad for Saturday's 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion following his post-Leeds outburst.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot talks about Mohamed Salah after the Egypt forward returned for their 2-0 win against Brighton.