I've been in Mo Salah's shoes – he'll want Liverpool stars to follow Trent Alexander-Arnold's lead

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Mohamed Salah has struggled for consistency this season, and one man believes the Egyptian will be missing his understanding with Trent Alexander-ArnoldTheo Walcott has suggested that Mohamed Salah is feeling the absence of his former right-hand man, Trent Alexander-Arnold. Since joining Liverpool in 2017, Salah has always had the England star as his right-back, until this season.After two decades at Anfield, Alexander-Arnold made the move to Real Madrid this past summer.

Injury update and FPL deadline change explainedREAD MORE: Arne Slot addresses Mohamed Salah 'worry' and makes Liverpool forward admissionTheir struggles, coupled with the loss of Alexander-Arnold, have not helped Salah, who has had his worst start to a season in a Liverpool shirt. This dramatic dip in form led Slot to bench him for the Champions League match in Germany, just days after he substituted the winger during Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.Speaking on the It's Called Soccer podcast, Walcott explained that the understanding Salah enjoyed with Alexander-Arnold regarding not encroaching on his space in the final third hasn't yet been replicated with his current right-backs.He remarked: "I remember as a winger when I had someone like Bacary Sagna behind me or [Emmanuel] Eboue or whoever it would be, I always wanted them to stay behind me [and] stop dragging players in my space."You look who his full-back was, [it was] always Trent W.H.O. set it back and whipped it in.

Virgil van Dijk always had that cover and going on about Trent not being the best defensively, however, he made Virgil into a better player because he would delay it."Slot even acknowledged that Salah's current difficulties might stem from Alexander-Arnold's departure and stressed that patience is required for the Liverpool talisman to forge an understanding on the pitch with the summer arrivals.During his pre-match press conference before their Saturday journey to Brentford, the Reds manager told reporters: "It has been a difficult moment for all of us. No one is used to losing, for all the players that have played here for so many years, and even for the new players as well because we started the season with seven wins."Maybe his whole Liverpool player he played with Trent, so it could (be that).