Liverpool latest: Steven Gerrard admits Trent Alexander-Arnold surprise and Mo Salah gets blame

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Today's Liverpool news sees an Anfield icon tear into Mohamed Salah as Steven Gerrard expressed his shockLiverpool may be the current Premier League champions, but their title defence petered out before the year's end. However, they have reached the quarter-finals of both the Champions League and the FA Cup.Whilst many of Liverpool's key players have underperformed this season, Mohamed Salah, as the club's figurehead, has perhaps borne the brunt of criticism more than most.

I went to see the very first game of the season, the Community Shield against Crystal Palace, and I was sitting next to my young son, I said, 'I don't know what's wrong with him?' And then I thought, maybe he needs half a dozen games to get up to speed."But he's never improved. I think if you're looking for the single biggest reason (for Liverpool's shaky form), it's because he's not been getting the numbers."He's been for six, seven years the Liverpool go-to man.

He's a great - a Liverpool great - but his best season is behind him."Steven Gerrard's surpriseFormer Reds legend Gerrard has revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnold's England omission for this month's international fixtures came as a shock. I understand the selection, but I just think, 'is Trent among the best 35 players in this country?' Of course he is."There's going to be certain games where England have to open the door, they might be against a low block where it's really frustrating, and Trent is one of these players who can come off the bench and just completely change the game with one pass, he's that level of a player."So I am surprised, and I'm disappointed for him.