Salah should no longer start every game - Carrragher

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Updated / Monday, 20 Oct 2025 09:08 Mohamed Salah was the unanimous player of the year in the Premier League last season Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah's form has dipped to such an extent that he should not be considered an automatic starter away from home, former Reds defender Jamie Carragher said, after the Premier League champions suffered a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions. Salah squandered a golden opportunity to score in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday and Carragher said he should no longer be one of the first names on the team sheet, like captain Virgil van Dijk, who was himself criticised by former Manchester United and Ireland star Roy Keane.

"Liverpool have got two away games - in the Champions League at Frankfurt and then they go to Brentford. I don't think Salah should start both of those games," Carragher told Sky Sports.

"But I do think, in the away games and helping your full-back, I don't think Salah should be starting every game right now, certainly away from home, with the form he's in." Liverpool came into Sunday's game on the back of league defeats by Crystal Palace and Chelsea, and a Champions League loss to Galatasaray. "It has to be Isak and Wirtz because they've spent the money on them and their age profile compared to Salah," Carragher said.