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Arne Slot slammed over Mo Salah Liverpool decision - 'Couldn’t believe what I was watching'

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballMohamed SalahMohamed Salah fired Liverpool to Premier League glory in Arne Slot's first season as manager but one of the Reds' former stars has identified a problem this termFormer Liverpool star Danny Murphy "can't believe" how easy Arne Slot made things for Manchester City with his use of Mohamed Salah at the Etihad Stadium and called for the manager to make an immediate change. However, questions remain over manager Slot's use of last season's top scorer."Giving Salah the license to not defend against a left-back who loves going forward and isn’t even a left-back in O’Reilly, who has been brilliant recently, I couldn’t believe what I was watching to be honest," Murphy told talkSPORT.



"I don’t know how he (Slot) can keep watching the same thing and not change it."And it’s not like Salah can’t do the running, he hasn’t asked him to see if he can. But it’s just time and time again, and I don’t think he needs to be dropped because he’s such a threat, but I think you’ve got to tell him to defend."READ MORE: Liverpool receive Mohamed Salah update as Egypt release official statementREAD MORE: Liverpool handed new motivation to sign Antoine Semenyo after shock failureSalah's goals last season fired Liverpool to the title but there has been a drop-off from the champions this season.

You learn to deal with it and get back on track the right way."Liverpool will return to action on Saturday against Nottingham Forest, with Isak and Salah potentially both involved. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.