Mo Salah's Liverpool pre-season act that made huge first impression on Arne SlotMohamed Salah has spent nearly two years working under Arne Slot and the Liverpool boss remembers how impressed he was when the Egyptian returned for pre-seasonView 2 Images Mo Salah's fitness in pre-season left its mark on the Liverpool bossArne Slot admits Mohamed Salah made an immediate impression on him after he smashed Liverpool's first pre-season fitness test of the summer. For years, Salah's dedication when it comes to fitness and recovery has been well publicised. ‌And Slot saw that up close and personal for the first time when he took charge of pre-season, with Salah returning from the summer and coming out on top in one of their pre-season tests. ‌But that didn't stop him putting in the graft and Slot was hugely impressed by the determination that Salah showed as he held himself to account. He had nothing to prove, but for himself he had a lot to prove because Mo always thinks he has to prove something every three days.

Source: Daily Mirror April 01, 2026 16:42 UTC