Slot Talk: “That Tells You About the Mental Strength of Him”
The Egyptian King hit a historic milestone, and his coach was full of praise for his resilience.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah greets Liverpool manager Arne Slot as he is substituted off during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen, second leg match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Wednesday March 18, 2026. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images Liverpool FC head coach Arne Slot was in an effusive mood after their 4-0 win against Galatasaray, sealing their place in the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals, where they will face Paris Saint-Germain.
In the game, Mohamed Salah scored his 50th Champions League goal, becoming the first African player to hit that milestone. 50 – Mohamed Salah has scored his 50th UEFA Champions League goal – he is the first African player to hit that landmark. King.
pic. twitter. com/Elnf7hIHoO — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 18, 2026 Slot was generous in his praise of the Egyptian King in his post-game comments : “It says a lot about him that after missing a penalty just before half-time [to score that goal].
That can sometimes be hard for an individual or for a team, so compliment to the team for how we came out in the second half because we’ve had a lot of setbacks this season, we’ve had a lot of first or second halves where we’ve created chance after chance after chance without doing justice to how we’ve performed, so not scoring. Then, Mo and the team came out in the second half the way they did. He assisted first to Hugo, a great assist, and then scored a trademark goal, which he scored many of in this stadium and for this club, coming inside and finding the top corner.