'Deprives him': Danny Murphy outlines two clear reasons for Mohamed Salah's recent Liverpool wobble

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Mohamed Salah has struggled so far this season at Liverpool with this new-look team.The Egyptian has found himself in an unusual position for Arne Slot’s side this season, with his numbers not as strong as they were previously.Salah has not been able to influence games or have that moment where he flips it on its head in favour of Liverpool, but it is not entirely his fault.The 33-year-old’s issues with getting used to this team are not solely a problem he has, but it is one that has affected the whole team, including other players who have been on Merseyside for a similar amount of time.One of the reasons he gets so much criticism from pundits for his poor form is due to the high standards he has set, including in last year’s Premier League-winning season, where his numbers were the highest individually.Photo by ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP via Getty ImagesDanny Murphy believes he is missing Trent Alexander-Arnold and the midfield is imbalancedThis dry spell from Salah and the team as a whole will end soon, with this three-game losing streak more of a blip than it is a sign of things to come.Those problems with balance have really affected how he has played, and the lack of service he is getting from the right-hand side, as he was used to from Trent Alexander-Arnold, is an issue.Danny Murphy has pointed to these issues as the reason for the star struggling more than usual this season, especially with the changes in midfield playing a big factor.Speaking to talkSPORT, the former Red highlighted the changes in Dominik Szoboszlai’s and Ryan Gravenberch’s roles as something that the Egyptian international still has to adapt to.Murphy explained: “(Does Salah miss Trent?) I think it deprives him sometimes of wonderful passes. It’s not like he’s changed the formation.

Wirtz ain’t really going out there to cover say he’s not supposed to. Robbo just kept doing what he does.“Robbo’s only issues last season were occasionally defensively, but with the ball, he’s great.

He’s a bit tentative. But even Szoboszlai when he’s there, he’s done okay.