Slot has enjoyed a hugely impressive debut campaign and Salah provided an insight into a player-head coach relationship that has been steeped in mutual respect from the start.
The No.11 said: “We had a few honest conversations between us [last summer] and he was very honest and he showed me a few clips of mine and said, ‘With this Mo we can win everything, with this one we can’t win much. So, I want to get the best out of you, I want this one to be available the whole season and I want you to have your best years coming with me.’
“I said, ‘OK, let me know what you want from me then I will do it because I’m very professional and I know what I can do.’ So, he didn’t challenge me, honestly. I just felt it was like he was very respectful and I told him that, ‘You’re a very respectful person.’
“He was very respectful and he treated me different. So, it wasn’t really challenging me, it was just showing me what he wanted from me and he asked me also, if you want to add something or if you want to change something, be open with me. And yeah, that was great.”
