Mohamed Salah‘s form both in defense and attack has been causing Liverpool some problems during the early part of the season.
the Egyptian was comfortably the best player in the Premier League last term, scooping a clean sweep of the end of year awards.
Though, having signed a new, bumper deal in the spring, Salah has failed to replicate that output during 2025/26.
Not only have the goals and assists dried up for the 33-year-old, he has also begun to cause Liverpool some real issues defensively.
Salah is given license to stay forward by Arne Slot while the reds are being attacked. The forward does not have to track back and help his full-back out in the manner Cody Gakpo does on the other side,for example.
This hurt Liverpool on Saturday,with Marc Cucurella admitting that Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca had told his team to take advantage of this potential weakness. as teams grow wiser to Salah’s role, Man United legend Wayne Rooney has offered some advice for how slot can fix it.
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Although Salah’s current role is adding to Liverpool’s concerns at the moment, most fans would still rather have the Egypt captain in the team.
As he has shown over almost a decade with the Reds, Salah is always good for a goal or a moment of inspiration when Liverpool most need one.
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Consequently, Slot rarely takes him off. So, without having to replace him in the team, Rooney has said that the Liverpool head coach can try something Alex Ferguson…