'Has to take a seat': Steve Nicol urges Liverpool to keep Mohamed Salah away from the starting XI at all costs

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Photo Credit: Getty Images/Catherine Ivill/AMA Nicol certainly seems to think so, and the Liverpool legend has called on Slot to do whatever it takes to remove Salah from the starting line-up ahead of Sunday’s clash against Tottenham Hotspur.Salah must be replaced – NicolPart of the problem for Liverpool and Salah this season has been that Slot simply does not have the options to change things up.Speaking on ESPN FC on Friday, however, Nicol claimed that the time has now come to try anything and everything in order to keep Salah away from the starting XI.“I think since he’s gotten back in the side he’s reached the stage where he has to take a seat again,” he said. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot close to unwanted Liverpool record not seen since Brendan Rodgers era“Slot doesn’t have a lot of options, who does he play?

Frimpong’s never been fit, so it’s not straightforward that he can just go straight in there. So, Arne Slot doesn’t really have a straightforward swap, a ‘well if he’s not doing it, I’ll play this guy’.

“That’s his biggest problem because he doesn’t have a real good option.” Rate Mohamed Salah’s form since his return from AFCON Should Liverpool rethink selling him this summer? “I think he’s reached the stage now that regardless of who it is or what you do, it’s going to be more than what Mo’s actually giving to the team, because if he’s not scoring goals and he’s not creating, he’s not giving Liverpool anything else.”Some supporters may disagree with Nicol, but Salah has become so ineffective, that it really is worth it for Slot to roll the dice on somebody else.