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Salah was given the freedom of Arne Slot‘s attack last season and it paid off with 34 goals and 23 assists in 52 games to earn him the biggest contract in Liverpool’s history. “That’s why I said a few weeks ago: the days of Mo Salah starting every week, especially away from home, have to stop.” Carragher questions Slot’s “sexy” football – “he loves Pep” Salah’s form is not the biggest issue Liverpool are facing this season, with questions growing over Slot’s tactics after a record-breaking spend in the summer transfer window.
As he continued his critique, Carragher outlined why he feels his former club have “been left behind” after attempting to mould the side in the head coach’s image – influenced by Paris Saint-Germain and Pep Guardiola. “In Slot’s eyes, he wanted it to be more sexy, more goals, more entertaining,” he said.
“He’s always speaking about Paris Saint-Germain; he loves Pep, you heard him speak about Pep before the game, Pep’s his hero. “So you know he’s trying to move that team to more football and more goals, and the league’s gone powerful, set-pieces, long throws – almost a throwback to the 2000s – and Liverpool have been left behind.
