Mo Salah has the perfect chance to prove former Everton ace wrong when Liverpool face Brentford - opinion

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Mohamed Salah can prove former Everton ace Pat Nevin completely wrong if he plays well for Liverpool in their Premier League clash on Saturday. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesBut now that Salah has had a rest and may have collected his thoughts, he could be in contention to start on Saturday, which would give him an ideal chance to prove Nevin’s claim about him completely wrong.Pat Nevin doesn’t think Mohamed Salah should start for Liverpool v BrentfordLast season was undoubtedly the best of Salah’s career.

He was on a completely different level to the rest of the Premier League’s players, with the attacker likely to have been in with a shout for the Ballon d’Or if Liverpool had got further than they did in the Champions League.Coming into the 2025-26 season, many, including Alan Shearer, thought that Liverpool would be unstoppable, especially with the likes of Salah and Alexander Isak leading their attacking line. That, however, has been far from the case with Nevin saying that Salah should be kept on the bench for Liverpool’s game against Brentford.

It is big to say dropped – but it kind of is that because he hadn’t done well enough recently,” he said on the Football Daily Podcast.“A Premier League starting XI without Salah would be very unusual. I’m afraid not.”Mohamed Salah needs to shut down the doubters and get a goal or two for Liverpool v BrentfordEven though Salah is still one of the best players in the Premier League, it seems like fans, pundits, and journalists all have short-term memories.Ever since joining Liverpool in 2017, Salah has been one of the Reds’ best players and has often been the man they’ve fallen back on if they needed a boost.