Arne Slot has big Mohamed Salah decision to make as star's 'spark is missing'

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Liverpool's Egyptian star Mohamed Salah has yet to replicate the kind of form that won him the Premier League Golden Boot award last season, as he struggled in the defeat to Manchester UnitedLiverpool have suffered a difficult start to their title defence season, and many players in Arne Slot's squad are not hitting the heights they displayed last season, or the promise that was on show before they joined the Reds - and some fans in the Liverpool Echo comments section say that it's time for Mohamed Salah to lose his status as the undroppable starter.Despite getting some important early points on the board that had them leading the Premier League until just before the international break, Liverpool have not been at their best since the campaign began. Arne Slot's side have lost four games in a row in all competitions, and they will need to rediscover their form if they're to stop their rivals from leaving them behind.Some fingers have been pointed at Mohamed Salah, who hasn't made the same impact he had on last season's runaway title charge.

He has scored just three times, once from open play, and he doesn't nearly as dangerous in this revamped squad.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher shares how Liverpool can solve £320m problem and who Arne Slot must learn fromREAD MORE: Arne Slot contemplates major Mohamed Salah decision as Liverpool injury update expectedSpeaking about Salah, ex-player and pundit Jamie Carragher said: "I think we're at that stage now where Mo Salah shouldn't be a guaranteed starter every week. I don't think Salah should be like a Virgil van Dijk where it's like 'first name on the teamsheet'."Some fans agree that Slot should be dropping Salah in order to improve the team's fortunes.

I now wish he'd gone at the end of last season and we had Mbeumo in his place (and not because he scored yesterday, I do rate him highly)."Now he's 33, yes still extremely fit, but some spark is missing. Chiesa does though, and he should be starting over Mo. it's about current form, not last season or the one before."Darwinism says that Salah is still the best option: "I didn't see anyone else doing much better.