Liverpool's win rate with and without Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah this season

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There is a growing belief among fans and ex-players that Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo are not doing enough at Liverpool this season.Speaking after the recent Nottingham Forest game, Jamie Carragher said Rio Ngumoha did more than Salah and Gakpo during his brief time on the pitch.Steven Gerrard and Jermaine Pennant have also questioned Gakpo starting ahead of Nguomoha, and it’s easy to see why that conclusion is being made, given Liverpool have a higher win percentage when he has been missing from the squad this season.Liverpool win more games when Cody Gakpo doesn’t play but fewer without Mohamed SalahSalah was axed by Arne Slot for a Champions League trip to Inter Milan earlier this season, which Liverpool won 1-0.He then jetted off to the AFCON over the winter and overall, despite the criticism aimed at Salah this season, the Reds actually have a worse win percentage when he was not playing at all.StatsWinsDrawsLossesWin %Liverpool with Salah 25/261711256.67%Liverpool without Salah 25/2664154.55%Granted, they have suffered quite a lot of losses with Salah in the team this season, but when he’s not playing, Liverpool seem to draw a lot. As for Gakpo, because the Dutchman obviously did not compete at AFCON and Slot does love to start him whenever he can, he has featured in a lot more games than the 33-year-old this term.But during that brief period over the winter when the winger was missing through injury, Liverpool’s win percentage did go up.StatsWinsDrawsLossesWin %Liverpool with Gakpo 25/261961251.35%Liverpool without Gakpo 25/2630175%Again, it’s not a huge sample size to go off, but with fans clamouring to see Ngumoha play more, the risk Slot may associate with dropping an experienced senior player for a 17-year-old probably isn’t that high, as Liverpool do seem to cope well without him.The Reds’ only loss without Gakpo in the team this term came in the Carabao Cup against Crystal Palace, when the manager put on an interesting XI with a number of regular starters missing or on the bench.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox