What are you pondering sat on the bench? ‘I don’t know what to say. It’s funny but I couldn’t consider it. It’s a extremely disappointing result for us as a team because we expect to win a game like that.
‘We managed to attain two goals at first and the sport was getting into our direction but we conceded silly goals. I’m not attacking my teammates because I used to be on the bench but we conceded silly goals as we did before.
‘We just should try to maintain a clean sheet and win games.’
What couldn’t you think? ‘That I’m sitting on the bench for 90 minutes! The third time on the bench, I believe for the primary time in my profession. I’m very, very upset to be fair. I even have done a lot for this club down the years and particularly last season.
‘Now I’m sitting on the bench and I don’t know why. It looks like the club has thrown me under the bus. That’s how I’m feeling. I believe it is extremely clear that somebody wanted me to get the entire blame.
‘I got numerous guarantees in the summertime and to date I’m on the bench for 3 games so I can’t say they keep the promise.
‘I said again and again before that I had relationship with the manager and unexpectedly, we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why, nevertheless it seems to me, how I see it, that somebody doesn’t want me within the club.
‘This club, I all the time support it. My kids will all the time support it. I really like the club a lot I’ll all the time do. I called my mum yesterday – you guys didn’t know if I’d start or not, but I knew.
‘Yesterday I said to them, come to the Brighton game. I don’t know if I’m going to play or not but I’m going to enjoy it. In my heads, I’m going to enjoy that game because I don’t know what’s going to occur now.
‘I will probably be in Anfield to say goodbye to the fans and go the Africa Cup (of Nations). I don’t know what’s going to occur once I am there.’
What do you do with the situation now? ‘It is just not acceptable for me. I don’t know why this is occurring to me. I don’t get it. I believe if this was someplace else, every club would protect its player.
‘How I see it now’s such as you throw Mo under the bus because he’s the issue within the team now. But I don’t think I’m the issue. I even have done a lot for this club.
‘The respect, I need to get. I don’t should go day-after-day fighting for my position because I earned it. I’m not greater than anyone but I earned my position. It’s football. It’s what it’s.’
Could Brighton be your last game for Liverpool? ‘In football you never know. I don’t accept this case. I even have done a lot for this club.’
So frustrating? ‘With respect, I really like everyone. I really like (Erling) Haaland, I’ll discuss him. I’m the present top goalscorer within the Premier League. He is just not yet. He’s going to win it hopefully and that’s high quality for him. I really like him and he knows that.
‘I’m top goalscorer, best player, winning the league in such a mode, but I’m the one who has to defend himself in front of the media and fans.’
Does this hurt you more? ‘Absolutely. After what I even have done for the club it really hurts. You possibly can imagine, really. After going from home to the club and also you don’t know for those who are starting. I do know the club too well, I even have been here a few years. Tomorrow (Jamie) Carragher goes to go for me time and again and that’s high quality.’
Is a move to Saudi Arabia still on the table? ‘I don’t need to answer this query, since the club goes to take me to a special direction.’
Is the situation now inconceivable to unravel? ‘I cannot say it’s inconceivable, but from what I feel, I even have done a lot for the club, I really like the fans and the club a lot, but I don’t know what’s going to occur next.’
Is it doubly frustrating that you just didn’t even come on against Leeds? ‘Are you able to answer that? I even have been at this club, scoring greater than anyone on this generation, since I got here to the Premier League, I don’t think anyone has scored more goals and made more assists than me. In the entire Premier League. If I’m someplace else, everybody would go to the media and defend the players. I’m the just one in this case.
‘Can I give an example? It’s silly but I’m sorry. I remember some time go, Harry Kane was not scoring for 10 games, everyone within the media was like “oh, Harry will rating of course”, in the case of Mo everyone seems to be like “he must be on the bench”. I’m sorry Harry!’
Whenever you discuss someone wanting you out, who’s that? ‘I don’t know. I don’t know. I actually don’t know.’
Is it the sporting director, Richard Hughes? ‘No, no, don’t put the words in my mouth. From the situation I see that’s it.’
Had anyone communicated and explained the situation to you? Have you truly asked for that? ‘I did. I did, but I don’t see a proof.
‘Like I knew yesterday that I used to be not going to play and that’s it, so take it and swallow it and go home.’
Were told personally you weren’t going to be playing by Arne Slot? ‘Yeah, he told me yesterday and had a gathering with him.’
Did you let your feelings be known then, you were upset? ‘He knows my feeling. He knows my feeling.’
Do you regret signing that contract? ‘Imagine how bad that I even have to reply it, truthfully.
‘That hurts, even the query hurts. This club, signing for this club, I won’t ever regret it.
‘I assumed I’m going to renew here and end my profession here, but this is just not in keeping with the plan, so I’m not regretting signing for the club of course.’
You’re one among the best players in Liverpool’s history. Can you think it would end like this? ‘Someway it’ll end however the thing in my head is like why it should end this fashion? Because I’m too fit, just five months ago I used to be just winning every individual award so why should it go this direction?
‘I’m sorry everybody in a team is just not in his form yet I’m the one has has to defend himself now.’
Is the following step so that you can speak to Slot again? ‘No, I don’t think so. We spoke loads.’
Has the connection broken down? ‘Yeah, there’s no relationship between us.
‘It was superb relationship and now unexpectedly there is no such thing as a relationship.’
Has something modified behind the scenes? ‘You guys know higher than me. I don’t know.’
Do you are feeling let down out of your team-mates as well? ‘No, no, no, these guys, they understand how much I really like them. They understand how much I support them, even inside before the sport, after the sport.
‘I’m an experienced player, I’ve been of their position. I all the time support them, I all the time give them experience. But no, no, the players they’re not connected to the situation at.
‘Even they support me a lot so there’s just much love between us as players and respect.’