US Edition“I don’t think he plays” - Jamie Carragher urges Arne Slot to make bold decision on Liverpool ace Mo Salah after defeat to Manchester United
Carragher recommends Liverpool manager Arne Slot reconsider Salah’s role due to poor defensive work and four consecutive losses, including three 2-1 Premier League defeats.
- On Sunday, Jamie Carragher urged Liverpool manager Arne Slot to bench Mohamed Salah after their 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United, marking a fourth consecutive loss.
- Since the summer, Liverpool have reshaped their attack around Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, leaving Mohamed Salah, last year's Premier League Player of the Season, with two goals and two assists this term.
- Statistically, Salah's metrics show he completed as many take-ons as United stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, and he ranks among the fewest completed dribbles for players with 10+ attempts.
- Carragher said `I don't think Salah should be like a Virgil van Dijk where it's like 'first name on the teamsheet'` and urged Liverpool manager Arne Slot to bench Salah for upcoming away games.
- With contract and market constraints, critics describe the situation as a 350m problem, warning Liverpool risk leaving 250m of signings unused after rejecting a 200m offer for Mohamed Salah.
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I told you, Liverpool fans – keeping hold of Salah was a big mistake
Some of us saw the decline coming. Alright, I’ll admit it. When I said, to great Scouse scorn, that Liverpool would regret not accepting a £200m offer for Mohamed Salah at the end of the 2023-24 season, I foresaw an earlier deterioration than we are witnessing now. But here we are. Having again rejected eyewatering Saudi Arabian advances and given the Egyptian a structure-busting new contract in April, Liverpool let fan pressure and romanticism …
Analysis continues regarding Liverpool's decline in form, with club legend Jamie Carragher calling on manager Arne Slot to make the bold decision to bench Egyptian star Mohamed Salah...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was critical of his players' performance in the 2-1 home defeat against Manchester United. It was the fourth consecutive defeat for the English champions. Liverpool haven't suffered that since 2014.
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