From Saudi to Serie A - What happened to Liverpool XI from Mohamed Salah's debut in 2017

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Mohamed Salah has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season, and the Reds looked very different back when he made his debut nine years agoLiverpool have announced that club legend Mohamed Salah will leave Anfield this summer, bringing the curtain down on an extraordinary nine year spell in red.When the Egyptian arrived from Roma for a club record fee in 2017, few could’ve foreseen what he would go on to achieve. The goalkeeper left the club in 2019 to join Club Brugge in his native Belgium, where he remains today at 38 years old.Trent Alexander-ArnoldWhile Salah’s record-breaking golden boot win in the 2017/18 season made all the headlines, that year is also known as Trent Alexander-Arnold’s real breakthrough season.The right-back played a key role as the Reds reached the Champions League final, and he was named the club’s Young Player of the Season for a second successive campaign.After racking up 354 appearances in a successful spell for Liverpool, the 27-year-old joined Real Madrid last summer.Dejan LovrenIn the days before Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren marshalled Klopp’s defence.Having followed Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert in swapping Southampton for Anfield in 2014, the Croatian spent six years on Merseyside.After leaving for Zenit Saint-Petersburg in 2020, Lovren spent two years in Russia before returning to Lyon for a season.

Now 36 years old, he plays his football in Greece with PAOK.Joel MatipA fan favourite on the Kop, Matip kicked off his second term with the Reds that afternoon at Vicarage Road.The Cameroon international was a great club servant under Klopp and spent eight years playing for him, before announcing his retirement in 2024 at 33 years old. Matip recently returned to Anfield to see his former club face Tottenham.Alberto MorenoSigned by Brendan Rodgers in 2014, Alberto Moreno struggled to establish himself in his five years at Liverpool, particularly after the emergence of Andy Robertson.Following his departure from Merseyside in 2019, he joined Villarreal, where he won the Europa League in 2021.

Now 33, Moreno has been at Cesc Fabregas’ Como in Serie A since 2024.Emre CanRemembered for his outrageous goal of the season strike in the trip to Watford three months prior to Salah’s debut, Emre Can played 166 times across a four years spell with the Reds.Having joined Juventus on a free transfer in 2018, the German international, now 32, has been plying his trade at Borussia Dortmund since 2020.Jordan HendersonLiverpool’s captain that day was, of course, Jordan Henderson. Last summer, the 34-year-old moved on again, joining Al-Sadd in Qatar, where he is managed by Roberto Mancini.Sadio ManeStaying with the Middle-Eastern theme, Salah’s accomplice Sadio Mane has been with Saudi side Al-Nassr for the last three seasons.In between his move to Cristiano Ronaldo’s team and his departure from Liverpool, the Senegalese legend, now 33, spent a sole season at Bayern Munich.Mohamed SalahLast year Salah was instrumental in Liverpool’s 20th league title win.