WHY MOHAMED SALAH WAS LEFT OUT OF EGYPT SQUAD AHEAF OF AFCON AFTER ARNE SLOT ROW

Mohamed Salah was left out of Egypt's squad for the nation's friendly clash with Nigeria ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, as the Liverpool forward temporarily parts ways with Anfield following a bombshell Arne Slot statement

Mohamed Salah was left out of the Nigeria friendly(Image: Getty Images)

Everything you need to know as Mohamed Salah was left out of Egypt's squad against Nigeria ahead of AFCON...

Mohamed Salah makes bombshell Arne Slot claim: The Liverpool forward lambasted a lack of a relationship between himself and his manager after a 3-3 draw with Leeds United, in which he was left on the bench for. During an interview with reporters he claimed there was no relationship between the two, claiming he had been thrown under the bus by the club. Read the full story here.

• Slot forced into change for Brighton: Despite starting on the bench during Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion, Salah was deployed by Slot as a replacement for Joe Gomez in the first-half. The 33-year-old made an impact in the match, setting up Hugo Ekitike in the second period for his brace. Read the full story here.

• Salah links up with Egyptian national team for AFCON: Following the Brighton match, Salah made his way to Morocco to link up with his national team mates ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations. FIFA required all Premier League clubs to allow players to leave their club for the tournament by Monday, December 15.

• Forward dropped from squad for friendly: After missing Monday's training session with Egypt, Salah was understandably not named in the nation's squad for a pre-AFCON friendly with Nigeria. However, when the tournament gets underway, it is expected that the star will feature heavily. Read the full story here.

• Egypt secure 2-1 win over Nigeria: Mahmoud Saber opened the scoring for the Pharaohs on Tuesday evening, before Zaidu Sanusi levelled the match on the turn of half-time. Mostafa Mohamed then put Egypt back in front moments after play had resumed to close out a 2-1 win.

• Egypt AFCON schedule: Egypt kickstart their AFCON endeavours with a clash with Zimbabwe come Monday, December 22, before taking on South Africa on Friday, December 26. They then turn their attention to Angola on Monday, December 29 in their final clash of the group stages.

• The games Salah is guaranteed to miss: As a result of AFCON, Salah will miss Liverpool's upcoming outings with Tottenham Hotspur (December 20), Wolverhampton Wanderers (December 27) and Leeds United (January 1). Dependent on how far Egypt progress in the tournament, he may also be absent from Fulham (January 4), Arsenal (January 8) and Burnley in the FA Cup (January 17). Read the full story here.

- Liverpool Echo