'I know him well enough': Gerrard predicts how Salah will react after being dropped for tonight's big game

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Steven Gerrard expects Mohamed Salah to be ‘hurt’ after being dropped for Liverpool’s quarter-final defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.Salah struggled against Manchester City on Saturday, ultimately missing a penalty and looking a shadow of the player who has given Pep Guardiola’s team nightmares over the years.There was a question mark over whether Arne Slot would include the Egyptian for Wednesday’s enormous game, and after the Liverpool boss left Salah on the bench, Steven Gerrard explained how the legendary winger is likely to react. Would any Liverpool players realistically get into PSG’s starting XI?

Surely we've got no chance against them 😣 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Tnani Badreddine/DeFodi Images Gerrard thinks Salah will be upset at Slot decisionHaving been poor for a while now, Salah could have few complaints about missing out on Wednesday’s match.Nevertheless, it was still a surprise to see the 33-year-old on the bench – and ultimately not come on at all – and according to Gerrard, nobody will have been as disappointed as Salah himself.“We just got a smile from him there, warming up with the subs,” the former Liverpool captain told TNT Sports before the game. Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot decision against PSG suggests he’s looking over his shoulder at Xabi Alonso“But you’ve got to use it as motivation and be ready when the manager calls upon you.

There’s a lot of football left to be played this season, there’s another game next week, there’s a game against Fulham, you just have to be ready when called upon. “But I know Mo Salah well enough to know that he’ll be hurting inside tonight not playing tonight.”With Salah’s time at Anfield quickly coming into its final stages, there is a strong chance that PSG match will be his last away match in the Champions League.This is clearly not the way things were supposed to end, but as Gerrard says, it’s now on Salah to make sure he uses the frustration to his benefit.