The decision to omit Mohamed Salah from Liverpool’s squad to play Inter Milan has been attributed to Richard Hughes and Fenway Sports Group as well as Arne Slot.Salah has not travelled for Tuesday’s Champions League tie at San Siro following his criticism of Slot and the club around his recent demotion to the bench.According to The Athletic‘s David Ornstein, the decision to leave the Egyptian on Merseyside was “taken by sporting director Hughes in conjunction with the club’s ownership and Slot.”Ornstein reports that this “underlines their support” of Slot, though it is maintained that Salah’s omission is not “disciplinary action.”Instead it is “viewed in isolation” and “Liverpool insist they remain fully committed to Salah and his contract.”Salah criticised club along with Slot himselfWhile the head coach’s opinion was central to their verdict, that it involved Hughes and figures from Liverpool’s ownership group presents an intriguing hierarchy when it comes to personnel.Typically all decisions over the first-team squad, including players involved and tactics employed, will be left to Slot.But it was seemingly viewed as important for Liverpool’s hierarchy to step in after Salah’s comments not only implicated Slot but also those above him in the boardroom.“It seems like the club is throwing me under the bus, that’s how I feel,” the forward told reporters in the mixed zone at Leeds‘ Elland Road on Saturday.“I think it’s very clear that someone wants me to get all the blame.“The club made a lot of promises to me in the summer and so far I’m on the bench three games, so I can’t say that they’ve kept their promise.“I said before I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why.“It seems to me, I would say, that someone doesn’t want me in the club.”Liverpool’s hierarchy under FSG: Edwards, Hughes and Co.Beyond Slot, decisions regarding Liverpool are largely entrusted to Hughes in his role as sporting director and Michael Edwards in the position of FSG’s CEO of football.Above them are FSG founders John W. Henry and Tom Werner as well as president Mike Gordon, who was more involved in the club prior to Edwards’ return to the ownership setup.While Salah’s omission and new injuries to Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo have left Liverpool light on numbers in Milan – with only 19 players travelling – it was seen as a necessary decision.The message is clear: FSG will continue to support their head coach and challenging his authority in the way Salah did cannot be tolerated.