Arne Slot given blunt Mohamed Salah verdict with winter decision looming large

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Liverpool legend Steve Nicol reckons Arne Slot ought to drop Mohamed Salah following the Egyptian's disappointing spell of form. Liverpool is set to lose Salah for an extended period of time once the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in late December (Image: Getty Images) "I got excited when he scored a couple of goals in a couple of games [against Brentford and Aston Villa], but his overall performance hasn't really changed much other than those two goals.

"Now the only other thing you can do is sit him on the bench. "Then play him the next game and let's see if there's any sort of reaction because unfortunately he's reached the stage now where the team can't carry him anymore.

"The guy is not giving you anything!" "You could look at it the other way and say, 'He's going to be away for two or three months so we may as well try and figure something out now. I can't just sit on my hands and let it happen and hope and pray that all of a sudden somebody waves a magic wand and he becomes the Egyptian King again.' "I absolutely think he needs to do something and my own personal opinion, I would sit him."Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.