Mohamed Salah waves to Liverpool fans at Elland Road before launching a public attack on head coach Arne Slot and the club.

Mohamed Salah's incendiary interview attacking Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and the club after he was left out of the draw at Leeds United contained one memorable soundbite that stuck out above many others.

It was the 33-year-old's claim he had been "thrown under the bus" after a glittering Liverpool career encompassing all major prizes and 250 goals that put him third on their all-time list of scorers.

Salah's outburst came after he was left on the bench for a third successive Premier League game as Slot tried to end a sequence of nine defeats in 12 games.

The Egyptian did not disguise his belief he had been made a scapegoat, provoking divisive debate when Slot and Liverpool needed unity and calm – but was his claim justified?