Rio Ngumoha benched vs PSG as Arne Slot makes brave Mohamed Salah call

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has confirmed his starting XI to take on PSG in the Champions League, with decisions made on Alexander Isak and Rio Ngumoha ahead of the second legArne Slot during a Liverpool press conference.(Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been left out of the starting XI as the Reds look to overturn a 2-0 deficit against PSG in the Champions League, with Alexander Isak coming in.Giorgi Mamardashvili, who has been deputizing of late, remains in goal with Alisson Becker sidelined through injury. Jeremie Frimpong played well at the weekend and starts at right-back, with Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Milos Kerkez completing the back four.In midfield, there is a return for Ryan Gravenberch, who is alongside Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Hugo Ekitike faces his former club again, with Florian Wirtz completing the starting XI.READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai apologizes to Liverpool fans after controversial gesture toward themREAD MORE: PSG's touching gesture to Hillsborough victims and Diogo Jota before Champions League gameAfter impressing against Fulham at the weekend, Rio Ngumoha is among the options from the bench. He is joined by Salah, who will hope to make an impact from the sidelines, and Curtis Jones, who went off at half-time at the weekend."This is the fourth time in less than two seasons that we have played the French champions," Arne Slot writes in the official matchday program."While we are only too well aware of their quality, we also know the opportunity that is before us in front of our own fans at Anfield.Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images)"First and foremost, it is a chance for us to show our own quality."Last week in Paris, it would certainly be fair to say that our opponents showed theirs and the 2-0 result in their favor was not one that anyone connected with Liverpool could or would complain about."But as the sign on our tunnel says — This Is Anfield.

This is our stadium, these are our people and we know what is possible on nights like these if the performance of the Liverpool team creates the possibility for everything coming together on and off the pitch."As I said immediately after the first leg, PSG kept us alive so we have to use the lifeline that we have been given as well as we can.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."This means giving absolutely everything we can, coping with the pressure that we will inevitably have to deal with and being able to suffer in periods when necessary."Most of all, it means performing in the Liverpool way – showing desire from first whistle to last, competing relentlessly and hopefully producing the kind of football that is required on occasions like this."We know the ingredients that are required; we just have to produce them and then see where it takes us."Liverpool starting XI: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Wirtz; Isak, Ekitike.