Mohamed Salah vs Bukayo Saka decision made as Liverpool star told he has to change

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCFormer Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy says he would still rather have Mohamed Salah over Arsenal counterpart Bukayo SakaFormer Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy says he would still rather have Mohamed Salah over Arsenal counterpart Bukayo Saka but says it's time for the Egypt star to embrace more defensive responsibility under Arne Slot.Salah's most recent goal for the Reds came on November 1 when Aston Villa were beaten 2-0 at Anfield, which is the latest the No.11 has gone in all of his nine seasons to date before reaching five for the term.Saka, meanwhile, has played a big part in an Arsenal side that currently tops the Premier League table, although the England international actually has two fewer than Salah's haul so far.READ MORE: Man City defeat must be Liverpool wake-up call but something's not right with Mohamed SalahREAD MORE: Arne Slot told to make Liverpool formation switch as Alexander Isak given fresh challengeSalah is Liverpool's all-time leading marksman of the Premier League era and with 250 goals across all competitions at Anfield, only Roger Hunt and Ian Rush have scored more for the club.And speaking on talkSPORT, ex-midfielder Murphy says that is what sets Salah apart from Arsenal man Saka, who is nine years the Liverpool star's junior."I’d probably just still go with Salah (over Saka) because he can score goals from anywhere," Murphy said. "You know, he’s just got this knack of scoring unbelievable goals more regularly."Giving Salah the license to not defend against a left-back who loves going forward and isn’t even a left-back in [Nico] O’Reilly, who has been brilliant recently, I couldn’t believe what I was watching to be honest (against Manchester City)."I don’t know how he (Arne Slot) can keep watching the same thing and not change it.

And it’s not like Salah can’t do the running, he hasn’t asked him to see if he can. He doesn’t have to do it every single time, but he has spent so long not doing it."Last season, Salah came out and said he was enjoying it more because he doesn’t have to defend as much as he did with Jurgen Klopp."But it’s just time and time again, and I don’t think he needs to be dropped because he’s such a threat, but I think you’ve got to tell him to defend."Salah is expected to be part of the Liverpool team that hosts Nottingham Forest at Anfield on November 22.Liverpool knocks 50% off kits and merchThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

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