Peter Crouch tells Arne Slot that Liverpool can 'flourish' without Mo Salah for key reason

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Mohamed Salah has left Liverpool to play for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving Arne Slot with lots to ponder ahead of the January transfer window openingLiverpool manager Arne Slot should see the absence of Mohamed Salah as an opportunity to try playing Alexander Isak alongside Hugo Ekitike in attack, according to Peter Crouch. Salah waved goodbye to the Anfield faithful after contributing an assist in the win over Brighton last weekend and the meaning of that moment is ambiguous.Former Liverpool striker Crouch has emphasised Salah's incredible contribution to the club, but believes now is the time for Slot to unleash two of his summer signings in the same side, with Saturday's Premier League game against Tottenham providing a stage to do so.READ MORE: Arne Slot gives definitive Mo Salah verdict after Liverpool star's statement on farewellREAD MORE: Arne Slot confirms Liverpool injury boost for Tottenham trip but seven players unavailable“This is a chance for the Isak and Ekitike partnership to really flourish.

He’s been class from the moment he’s come in and he has to start every match at the moment," Crouch told Paddy Power."You could push [Cody] Gakpo or [Florian] Wirtz over to the right and start Ekitike off the left, I think he’s comfortable off the left. I wouldn’t have [Dominik] Szoboszlai on the right personally, unless you play Ekitike and Isak together up top.”Ekitike has been by far the better of the two summer signings, contributing 10 goals in 23 games so far.

"I don’t want to read between the lines at the moment, he’s going to the Africa Cup of Nations so I’ll assume the applause is because he’s going away for that."Is he going to leave full stop? But for the moment, no one knows, I think not even Mo Salah knows for sure.“His posts on social did go too far, you don’t need to air that in public.