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.

Mohamed Salah's future remains unresolved and Alan Shearer has told Liverpool what it must do to address the issue after the player's controversial comments over the weekend