'Right decision': Paul Merson says he read something new about why Mo Salah didn't play against PSG
Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Rousing the Kop or go back to LFC Live.
Liverpool’s decision to leave Mohamed Salah on the bench against PSG raised plenty of eyebrows given the scale of the occasion. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Giuseppe Cottini With Fulham up next for Liverpool on Saturday, the focus quickly shifts to whether Salah returns, and what his absence in Paris really means.Merson suggests Salah was injured before PSG clashWriting his prediction for the match for Sportskeeda on Thursday, Merson offered a slightly different explanation for Salah’s absence, suggesting there may have been a physical issue at play, even if it wasn’t publicly confirmed.“I read that Mohamed Salah had a slight knock and that’s why he didn’t feature off the bench against PSG.
It was the right decision,” said the pundit.“Liverpool weren’t even in the game against PSG. If they were making chance after chance, I would have understood bringing him on because Salah is their best finisher.
In this case, if he came on, he would have barely kicked a ball!”Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot suggests how long Alexander Isak will play for Liverpool against Fulham after ‘really nice’ newsDespite suggestions of a knock, though, Merson maintains that Salah is likely to return against Fulham as Liverpool look to correct their Premier League form.“For Liverpool, this game is more important than the second leg against PSG,” he said. I don’t know why, but I have a feeling Liverpool will win.”It’s an intriguing claim from Merson, particularly as Slot never mentioned any injury to the Egyptian, but it would explain more adequately why he never turned to him on Wednesday.If Salah was indeed carrying a slight knock, it would make the cautious approach more understandable, with Liverpool hopefully now ready to unleash him fully rested against Fulham.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox