Ian Wright and Danny Murphy agree on Liverpool 'situation' Arne Slot must address

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And in the aftermath of the game, Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella raised eyebrows with his comments about a Mohamed Salah weakness that the Blues targeted to net the decisive goal. "We tried to attack always because we know that Salah is always ready to attack, to play the counter-attack," Cucurella admitted on Sky Sports.

"It would be fascinating to sit down with Arne Slot and say: ‘How much freedom do you give him to not have to do that?’ Mohamed Salah of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge (Image: 2025 Robin Jones) "Because at the moment, that system, especially playing a No.10 and not having that extra midfielder in behind Salah, is causing big problems." Wright added, "The players will know at some stage that, 'Listen, gaffer, you’re going to have to have a word because we’re getting dragged all over the place and if he’s not going to come back and help us, it’s going to cause us problems.'" But Slot stuck up for Salah during his post-match press conference. "He had many opportunities to do what he’s done so often... but he is a human being and not every chance is a goal," the Liverpool boss said.

Liverpool.com says: Salah being given more freedom was not an issue last season. Ultimately, though, Liverpool will have a net benefit across the course of the season if Salah is allowed to 'cheat'.