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Mohamed Salah scored his 250th goal for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa at the start of November Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is in the squad for Saturday's Premier League match against Brighton after positive talks with head coach Arne Slot on Friday. It is understood the decision was made with Slot wanting to act in the best interests of the club, particularly with a number of players out through injury. Issues still remain unresolved and those will continue to be tackled by Liverpool and Salah's agent, Ramy Abbas, while the player is at the Africa Cup of Nations. Salah, 33, was left out of the travelling squad for Liverpool's Champions League trip to Inter Milan on Tuesday after claiming his relationship with Slot had broken down and that he had been "thrown under the bus". That outburst came at Elland Road following Liverpool's 3-3 draw against Leeds, where the forward was on the bench for the third game in a row. In that interview, Salah said that Saturday's game would be an opportunity to say goodbye to Anfield and that he had invited his mother to attend. In his pre-game news conference earlier on Friday, Slot said there were "no reasons to not want Mohamed Salah to stay" at the club. Pushed on the future of the Egyptian, who signed a new two-year contract in April, Slot added: "I will have a conversation with Mo. The outcome of that conversation determines how things will look. " The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more 'Disgraceful' Salah comments caused 'carnage' - pundits Mo Salah: Never Give Up Available now Liverpool face Brighton at Anfield at 15: 00 GMT on Saturday as they look to improve on two successive league draws. Salah, who has scored 250 goals in 420 appearances for the Reds, has been an unused substitute in two of Liverpool's past three Premier League games. He last played in the 1-1 draw against Sunderland on 3 December as a substitute and his last start was on 26 November in the Champions League defeat by PSV Eindhoven. With Cody Gakpo sidelined because of a muscle injury and Alexander Isak struggling with a knock, Liverpool are short of attacking options for Saturday. "After the Sunderland game, there were a lot of conversations between his representatives and ours, between him and me, " Slot said. Salah is set to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday and, depending on how far Egypt go in the competition, might not return to Merseyside until after the final on 18 January. He could miss up to eight Liverpool games if Egypt reach the final in Morocco. Salah has scored five goals in 18 appearances in the Premier League and Champions League this season. Salah a target for Saudi clubs, says league chief Is Salah right to feel 'thrown under the bus'? Latest Liverpool news, analysis and fan views Ask about Liverpool - what do you want to know? Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Salah in Liverpool squad for Brighton match 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup Bucs coach launches foul-mouthed rant after Falcons upset David Dimbleby takes a personal look at the role of the monarchy Celebrate Christmas the 80s way with Gary Davies Drama based on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's fight for justice Chris Mc Causland joins Emma to discuss dancing blind on TV 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup 'There can only be one singer' - my secrets of successful man-management Sutton's predictions v England Gaming star Daniel 'Stingray' Ray 'Nancy exposed to brutal life as Celtic manager as cup final looms' 'Monumental betrayal' - cheapest World Cup final ticket to cost £3, 119 Rooney 'got death threats' after making Man Utd move From first-class cricketer to relationship expert on reality TV BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders. Video BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders Barcelona 'not a pressure' for on-loan Rashford Is Salah right to feel 'thrown under the bus'? 'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes What must Allen and Bills do to end Patriots' 10-game win streak? What next after Hamilton's 'nightmare' year? The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more All you need to know as World Darts Championship begins 'A sense of panic' - what's going on in Turkish football? 'I hated rugby' - how Heyes turned around England career Biggest rule change ever and Brit teen - what's new in F1 in 2026? 'I was poisoning myself before endurance events' Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.