Carra: Salah shouldn't be guaranteed starter for Liverpool
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Mohammed Salah should no longer be a guaranteed starter for Liverpool every week, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.Salah was one of Liverpool's worst performers in Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United and missed two big chances to make it seven Premier League games without a non-penalty goal, his longest such run since moving to Anfield. I don't think Salah should start both of those games.
"But I do think in the away games and helping your full-back, I don't think Salah should be starting every game right now, certainly away from home, with the form he's in. I don't think Mo Salah's in any position to complain if he was left out of one of the next two away games."'Liverpool should build around Isak, Wirtz - not Salah'Liverpool spent a combined £225m on the signings of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz over the summer but neither of them have settled quickly at Anfield.Asked in the Sky Sports studio who Liverpool should build their team around, Carragher said: "It has to be Isak and Wirtz because they've spent the money on them and their age profile compared to Salah."Jeremie Frimpong replaced Salah with five minutes to go, immediately after Harry Maguire headed United in front, and made a positive impact for Liverpool on the right wing.Carragher says the Netherlands international, who was signed from Bayer Leverkusen for nearly £30m in the summer, could be an alternative to Salah on the wing."These things have got to start coming into the manager's head," Carragher said on the podcast.
"Maybe [he needs] to have a little look at Frimpong in an away game, who can maybe help the full-back back a little bit more defensively, and give you a little bit of pace on the outside, as we saw when he came on."The pundits' in-game reaction to Salah performance Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mohamed Salah blazes wide as Liverpool press for an equaliser against Manchester United. Here is what the pundits on co-commentary said about Salah's performance:54 minutes: Salah missed a golden chance at the back post after a corner falls to him completely unmarked.Neville: "It's a good chance for Salah.