Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who watched from the bench for Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United in the Premier League, said he was “thrown under the bus” as he slammed his treatment issues and hinted at a possible exit.

The 33-year-old Egyptian lashed out at the club and manager Arne Slott in incendiary comments after the game, telling reporters he felt he had been scapegoated for his side’s poor start to the season and suggesting he might not be away from Anfield for long.

“To be fair, I’m very, very disappointed. I’ve done a lot for this club over the years, especially last season, and everyone can see that,” Salah told reporters in the mixed zone after the game, before pointing the finger at the club’s leadership.

“I don’t know, it looks like the club are throwing me under the bus. That’s how I feel, how I feel.

“I think it’s clear that someone wants me to take all the responsibility. The club made a lot of promises to me in the summer but nothing so far.”

The Egyptian, who signed a two-year contract extension in April, has become an iconic figure during an eight-year spell at Liverpool in which he won two Premier League titles and scored 250 goals in all competitions for the club.

However, after a mediocre start to the season, he started each of the final three games as a substitute and played just 45 minutes.

Liverpool travel to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday before hosting Brighton on Saturday, two games that could spell the end of Salah’s time on Merseyside.

“I called my mum and dad yesterday and I told them to come and play at Brighton, whether I play or not. I’m going to enjoy the game. We’ll see what happens, but in my mind, whether I play or not, whether I’m on the bench or not, I’m going to enjoy this game,” said Salah, who will participate in the African Cup of Nations with Egypt on December 15.

“I don’t know what will happen now, so I will just be at Anfield and say goodbye to the fans before going to the African Cup of Nations because I don’t know what will happen when I am there.”

‘We need different players’

After the draw, Slott said he left Salah on the bench because he felt the team needed something different.

“We were 2-0 up, we were 3-2 up. At that time, it was more about controlling the game and we didn’t need to score at that time,” he said.

“Normally, when you need to score, like last week against Sunderland, I bring Mo on. When we need to win games, we need different players like Watari (Endo); he (Endo) gives everything.

“We have to accept the situation we are in. Mo’s short-term future is that he will play in the African Cup of Nations, but before that we have a game against Inter Milan,” he concluded.

Salah scored 34 goals and provided 18 assists in 52 games last season to help Liverpool win the Premier League title, but as the team struggled, he scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists in 19 games this season.

The striker said his relationship with Slaughter had completely broken down.

“I had a great relationship with the manager and all of a sudden we didn’t have any relationship. I don’t know why, in my mind, how I saw it, someone didn’t want me to stay at the club,” he said.

Since joining Liverpool from Roma in 2017, Salah has become the club’s third-highest scorer, behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.

“I don’t think I’m the problem. I’ve done a lot for this club and I want to be respected,” he said. “And I don’t have to fight for my position every day because I earned it.”