Paul Merson claims Arne Slot has no choice but to start struggling Liverpool man

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I know he hasn’t been scoring goals, but they can’t leave him out of this game." After a terrible start to the new season, Aston Villa has found some form in recent weeks and beat Manchester City last weekend. Mohamed Salah remains Liverpool's talisman (Image: AFP) "If you are looking at the form table, Aston Villa are at the top and Liverpool are languishing towards the bottom," Merson said.

Even if they lose this game, it's not a big problem. "The only problem with Villa is that they haven't been scoring enough goals.

I know they have let in just eight goals in the Premier League, but they have scored only nine in nine games! "Liverpool have let in so many goals in recent weeks, but can Villa take advantage of the Reds' shaky defence?" Liverpool.com says: Salah, like Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, is too good a player to be lacking confidence in front of goal for long.