Mohamed Salah states that qualifying Liverpool for next season’s Champions League is “the bare minimum” and promises to “do everything I can” to achieve it, as Liverpool approach a decisive final Premier League match against Brentford and a difficult season raises questions about the team’s identity.

Salah is expected to make a farewell appearance at Anfield when Liverpool host Brentford in their last league game of the campaign, with the club likely needing victory to secure a top-five finish after the 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa left Champions League qualification still at risk.

After the loss to Aston Villa, Salah again appeared to question Arne Slot’s style in a social media message, having seemingly criticised the Liverpool hierarchy earlier in the season, and used the post to reflect on how Liverpool’s aggressive attacking identity, which Salah values, has slipped during a campaign filled with inconsistent results.

Salah wrote a detailed message about Liverpool’s journey and current problems, saying: “I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions, Salah wrote. It took hard work, and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that. Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play, and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good.”