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Gary Neville believes a subtle, easily overlooked moment involving Mohamed Salah during Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United captures Arne Slot’s opinion on the winger's performance. Salah’s record in these fixtures is outstanding, but he struggled to make an impact this time.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the former United defender said: "It has gone under the radar but for Slot to take Mohamed Salah off, at a point when Liverpool needs a goal, shows exactly what he thinks of his performance." Salah has managed just three goals and three assists in ten appearances for the Reds this season — a sharp contrast to his 34 goals and 23 assists during Slot’s first campaign, which helped fire Liverpool to the Premier League title. Arne Slot was forced to take off Mohamed Salah (Image: PA) In recent weeks, questions have emerged over the Egyptian’s defensive contribution — an aspect of his game that has rarely been scrutinised in the past, largely because of the exceptional attacking threat he consistently provides.
There’s there’s no doubt about that. “But normally, that’s towards the end of the season.