Andy Robertson: “I love playing with Mo Salah and I hope to continue to”

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Andy Robertson sidestepped questions over Mohamed Salah‘s criticism of Arne Slot and Liverpool but expressed his desire to continue playing with a teammate he “loves.”Liverpool may have ended the 90 minutes at San Siro with three points, but the shadow of Salah loomed large for the head coach and players as they spoke to the media after the 1-0 win.Alisson spoke impeccably on the situation on the eve of the match and Robertson was next to be quizzed by Prime Video, though he avoided the headline questions and spoke of his hope of playing with Salah again.“He is one of the greatest players to ever play with this club. He’s been unbelievable for us,” Robertson said of the 33-year-old, who he’s played alongside 330 times since 2017.“You know, eight-and-a-half years, I signed the same window as him, and we’ve been through so many highs, so many lows.“Look, whatever is happening happens. Obviously internally now, and you know, we’re all together and that’s the main thing in the changing room, and you’ve seen that today.”Then asked if the situation can be resolved to see Salah back in a red shirt, Robertson was diplomatic as he underlined his hopes.“That will obviously be up to other people, it’s not up to me,” he said. “You know, I love playing with Mo Salah, and I hope to continue to play with him.”While the rest of the Liverpool squad were in Milan, in the hours leading up to the match Salah posted a selfie from the AXA Training Centre.There was no caption on the post, leaving fans to interpret for themselves why he has decided to share the update.Dejan Lovren then leapt to the defence of his former teammate in the comments section, hinting that there is more to the Egyptian’s complaints than just being benched for three games. The PAOK defender initially commented: “The only way to deal with injustice is to fight with all our strength.”Instagram user @jayb1996__ then replied to Lovren: “What injustice? Being dropped for three games so the team can work without him so we are ready for when he goes AFCON?“No justice is needed, Chiesa doesn’t act like this? He played 142 minutes alone.”A reasonable argument in the eyes of many supporters. However, Lovren vehemently disagreed, writing: “You have no clue what’s going on behind doors. Stay in your territory with your keyboard and support the wrong side.”