Jamie Carragher perplexed by Arne Slot as Liverpool exit Champions League - 'I can only think'

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pagePrior to the second leg, Carragher admitted he couldn't 'believe' Slot's choice to drop Salah, who recently confirmed this would be his final season at Anfield. The Liverpool legend said on CBS Sports: "I can't believe it, that he [Salah] is not playing.

Mo Salah didn't play in the first leg, so he's not like some of the players who played last week and then played at the weekend in the Premier League."He played in the Premier League, he scored a goal, he's still one of Liverpool, probably Liverpool's best goalscorer. He's used to this system; Isak's never really played at with Ekitike before."Now, I don't think Arne Slot's the type of manager who would almost be thinking: 'I remember what you did to me a few months ago when you called me out publicly.'"Certain managers in the past, I can think of maybe Alex Ferguson...

I don't think Arne Slot would, but is it because he's already announced he's leaving? And it's something like, 'I'm almost going with the players who are going to be here in the next year'."I don't know, it's the only thing I can think of, but even that doesn't make sense, because it's about the here and now, so I'm flabbergasted Mo Salah's not playing."Slot justified his choice to drop Salah by explaining that he wanted two forwards that Liverpool could 'play into' as they chased two goals.