Liverpool team vs Brentford predicted as final Mohamed Salah decision made
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Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson are set for their final Liverpool appearance against Brentford, but will Arne Slot listen to calls to drop the former after his latest comments?Mohamed Salah is set for his final appearance as a Liverpool player(Image: Getty Images)Anfield is set to bid an emotional farewell to two club legends today - although Liverpool fans will be more than happy to see the back of this season.The 2025/26 campaign finally concludes on Sunday as the Reds host Brentford, knowing that Champions League qualification is all but sealed. It would take a remarkable set of events for Bournemouth to overtake Liverpool now, with hopefully no more twists in store.No one will be more eager to start looking ahead to the summer than Arne Slot, although the head coach perhaps has one last big call to make this season - and it’s one that is already sure to divide opinion.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz reveals true feelings on Arne Slot as Liverpool dressing room 'totally different'READ MORE: Liverpool closing in on new appointment as Arne Slot future becomes clearerMohamed Salah of course brings the curtain down on his nine-year association with the Reds today, although there is some conjecture over whether he should even be involved at Anfield today following his latest statement, which has been taken by most as another dig at Slot.Some pundits, including Wayne Rooney, have called for the Egyptian to be dropped for the final game of the season, but Slot would be much better served ignoring those messages.There is simply nothing to gain for the Liverpool boss from leaving Salah out.
It might be seen as a chance for him to stamp his authority on the club, but with fans already losing patience, it’s just not worth the inevitable backlash he would receive.Arne Slot should ignore the calls to drop Mohamed Salah against Brentford(Image: Getty Images)Salah should be in the squad then. Whether he starts, considering he only played just over 15 minutes against Aston Villa last weekend, is another matter.There shouldn’t be anything riding on this game, so starting both Salah and Andy Robertson feels like the right thing to do, and if there is still a concern about the former’s fitness, then there is at least a reason for him to be withdrawn early and get the send-off he deserves from the supporters.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
It’s felt like Alisson Becker’s return from injury has been touted for a long time now - yet here we are at the final game of the season, still not certain whether he may have even already made his last appearance for the club.Fingers crossed today is the day he makes his return, and then we can see what the summer holds for him.Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate can line up as usually in front of him - and hopefully it doesn’t prove to be a final appearance for the latter, with fans still waiting for the outcome of his contract saga.Andy Robertson will also play his final game for Liverpool today(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)Curtis Jones can start at right-back, with the usual midfield three of Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai sitting ahead of him.With Salah starting, Florian Wirtz can perhaps line up on the left, with Cody Gakpo starting as the No.9 as Alexander Isak builds his fitness ahead of the World Cup. That is perhaps harsh on Rio Ngumoha, but it could lead to something of a symbolic passing of the torch if he comes off the bench to replace Salah.Liverpool predicted line-up vs Brentford: Alisson; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szobsoszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Wirtz.