Arne Slot told to take drastic Mohamed Salah action as Liverpool absence theory rubbished

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The latest Liverpool news as an Anfield legend calls for Arne Slot to drop Mohamed Salah due to poor performancesLiverpool legend Steve Nicol believes Arne Slot should bench Mohamed Salah due to the Egyptian star’s poor run of form.Salah is one of several Liverpool players struggling to find rhythm at the start of the new campaign. When asked if Slot should consider dropping Salah, Nicol gave a straight answer.He told ESPN FC: "Yes I would.

And so far, playing him and playing him and playing him isn’t working."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. Sit down, have a look, maybe a different perspective."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."For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc.