<figure id="attachment_3280907" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3280907" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3280907" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0af079a4-mohamed-salah-1.jpg" alt="Mohamed Salah" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3280907" class="wp-caption-text">Arne Slot praised Mohamed Salah after the forward equalled Liverpool’s Premier League assist record in the 1-0 Sunderland victory. (Liverpool pic)</figcaption></figure>
SUNDERLAND: Arne Slot praised Mohamed Salah after the &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; Egypt star equalled Liverpool&#8217;s record for assists in the Premier League by setting up Virgil van Dijk&#8217;s winner in Wednesday&#8217;s 1-0 victory at Sunderland.
Slot&#8217;s willingness to highlight Salah&#8217;s perfectly weighted corner that Van Dijk headed home in the 61st minute signalled the continued rehabilitation of his relationship with the forward.
Salah claimed the club had &#8220;thrown him under the bus&#8221; and made it clear he was not on good terms with Slot after he was dropped for several games amid a sustained dip in form earlier this season.
The outburst prompted speculation that Salah could be sold, but he quickly cleared the air with Slot to get back in the Dutchman&#8217;s line-up.
Salah&#8217;s latest assist in his glittering Liverpool career took him to 92 &#8211; level with Anfield icon Steven Gerrard.
&#8220;He has so many records for this club, but to have this one combined with such a great player. Both were unbelievable players for this club,&#8221; Slot said.
&#8220;Unfortunately for Steven, I expect Mo to go above him. I don&#8217;t expect, but I hope he goes above him.&#8221;
Liverpool&#8217;s second win in their last eight league games ended Sunderland&#8217;s unbeaten home record in the top flight this season.
It lifted Slot&#8217;s sixth-placed team to within two points of fifth-placed Chelsea and three of fourth-placed Manchester United.
&#8220;Very important. I think we dug deep, after only two days of rest. Then going to a difficult away game. We showed again how well we can play on the ball,&#8221; Slot said.
&#8220;The character we have shown throughout the whole game was very good and that is why we leave this place with a 1-0 win.
&#8220;Second half, we had so many good moments and so many moments where we had quality players in promising positions.
&#8220;The overall performance in terms of work rate was really good.&#8221;
There was less good news for Slot on the injury front after Japan midfielder Wataru Endo was stretchered off in the first half.
Endo was deputising for injured right-backs Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong while Dominik Szoboszlai serves a suspension.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t expect a positive outcome. Like I said, we have to wait and see. We expect not to have him for quite a long time,&#8221; Slot said of Endo&#8217;s injury.
&#8220;That is not the first time with our right full-backs. We have accepted this every time. We have to find solutions to keep performing well.&#8221;

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