Jamie Carragher has warned Arne Slot that Mohamed Salah ought to not be an computerized starter for Liverpool after their 2-1 defeat by Manchester United at Anfield.
The previous Reds defender stated the Egyptian ahead, as soon as untouchable in Liverpool’s assault, should now be managed rigorously as his affect fades.
‘It is an actual conundrum for the supervisor and what he’ll do. It is attention-grabbing that he introduced him off,’ Carragher advised Sky Sports activities.
‘Jurgen Klopp used to carry him off rather a lot, that reveals you in years passed by Mo Salah might have a poor sport and be introduced off even when he had a bit of additional vitality and sharpness.
‘We’re at a stage now with Mo Salah the place he should not be taking part in each sport, it should not be a case of ‘he is the primary title on the workforce sheet’.
‘It needs to be a case of ‘sure, he is in your finest workforce, he performs house video games’, however perhaps you must take into consideration Liverpool have two away video games, one in Europe, one at Brentford – I do not suppose he performs in each of them.
Jamie Carragher has warned Arne Slot that Mohamed Salah ought to not be an computerized starter for Liverpool
The previous Reds defender stated the Egyptian ahead, as soon as untouchable in Liverpool’s assault, should now be managed rigorously as his affect fades
‘We’re at that stage now the place Mo Salah should not be a assured starter subsequent week.’
Carragher’s feedback got here as Liverpool slipped to a fourth straight defeat in all competitions, their third within the Premier League, surrendering a five-point lead on the high to fall to 3rd, 4 factors behind Arsenal.
Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring inside 62 seconds after a mix-up between Virgil van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister, earlier than Cody Gakpo levelled early within the second half.
However Harry Maguire’s late header sealed United’s first Anfield win since 2016.
Gary Neville, talking afterward The Gary Neville Podcast, echoed Carragher’s issues over Salah and revealed he sees early indicators of decline, not bodily, however technical.
‘There are questions being requested about him, whether or not it is his age, whether or not it is one season too many,’ Neville stated.
‘However the unusual factor in watching Salah is often a participant getting in direction of the top of his profession, what you discover is the bodily decline.
‘I am not seeing a bodily decline – a few of his sprints look fairly sharp, he seems to be busy within the field. However loopy issues just like the ball involves the again put up… his method on his kicking and his crossing, that is the factor that appears nicely off.
Gary Neville, talking afterward The Gary Neville Podcast, echoed Carragher’s issues over Salah and revealed he sees early indicators of decline
‘There have been a few moments at the moment on the again put up the place you are pondering, ‘that is not Mo Salah’. He had that second the place he dragged it actually ugly in direction of the left of the put up. That is simply his method.
‘Mo Salah might most likely play till he is 52 and have good method, so that is the bit that is shocking me, the technical bit.’
Neville additionally delivered a scathing verdict on Liverpool’s defensive show, describing the again line as ‘actually poor’ and ‘in every single place’.
‘I believe the person performances of Liverpool’s defenders was actually poor, and choice making,’ he stated.
‘The left again [Milos Kerkez] has not settled in… he performs like a 10-year-old left again, he is in every single place.
‘At proper again Conor Bradley was OK at the moment, I do not suppose he did something notably flawed, however Van Dijk… I’ve not seen Van Dijk as shaky as that. Now typically, when a participant comes again from a world break, it has been him that is been holding it collectively, however he had considered one of his worst video games at the moment.’
Liverpool, crushed in three straight Premier League matches for the primary time since 2017, now face an important Champions League tie in midweek earlier than returning to home motion at Brentford, the place Slot’s facet will look to halt a run that has seen them slip 4 factors off high spot.
