Arne Slot insists Mohamed Salah’s comments about his future are not a distraction ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday as he joked: “If I look at my line ups then Mo is more in than out!

Arne Slot declared Mohamed Salah “more in than out” of his Liverpool plans as he suggested the Anfield contract wrangle is bringing the best out of the superstar winger.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has said Mohamed Salah is "not distracted" by his contract situation at the club, despite the forward having publicly expressed his disappointment at not being formally offered a new deal.