Arne Slot urged to take drastic Mohamed Salah action if Liverpool slump continues

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Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge has told Arne Slot he shouldn’t be afraid to drop Mohamed Salah if he continues to produce under-par performances. Although the Egyptian has three goals and three assists from 10 appearances so far, he hasn’t been at his best, and even found himself dropped to the bench for Liverpool’s Champions League tie against Galatasaray.

Slot maintained that decision was made due to the Reds’ workload, although Aldridge has insisted the Liverpool boss should not be afraid to repeat it if Salah’s performances don’t improve. Mohamed Salah has three goals and three assists for Liverpool so far this season (Image: Getty Images) “Mohamed Salah is someone who needs to come to the table and it was good to see him finding his shooting boots for Egypt during the international break,” Aldridge wrote in his column for the Liverpool Echo.

Reputations shouldn't really matter, if you are not at the races then the manager sometimes has a big decision to make and I don't think Liverpool's would shirk it if it came down to it, especially with the players he has elsewhere in that forward line.” This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Calling on his own experiences as a player, Aldridge added: “When I was at Oxford, I remember my manager Maurice Evans telling me one day that I'd been out of sorts and needed to come out of the team.