In a new interview with The Athletic though, Wirtz insists that he and his teammates are still backing Slot.
“The outside world is always trying to create something between the team and the manager,” Wirtz said.
“But it’s totally different in this building. We are working well every day with this manager and his staff. There is no thought about not being behind the manager. This is just something (talked about) on the outside.”
Asked about the responses to Salah’s posts being seen as the players siding with the winger against Slot, Wirtz responded: “No, nothing like that.
“I like Mo’s mentality in general — how he sees things, how he works. He’s a guy you can listen to, because he has seen a lot.
“He wasn’t attacking anyone. With the ‘likes’ players gave, I think it was made too big. For me, it was just a thing that he wanted to say because he’s leaving. He wanted to make everyone in the club alert that we have to work more and do better.
“We are all anything but happy with this season. I think we can still make a little bit out of it by qualifying for the Champions League on Sunday. We have to do that. Then in the summer, we need to clear our heads and attack next season, because we have a very good squad and we can do much better.”