Wayne Rooney urges Arne Slot to axe Mohamed Salah in bid to save Liverpool job

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That represents as many losses as Liverpool had endured in their previous 58 league matches and leaves Slot facing intense scrutiny.Speaking after the match, the Dutchman accepted full responsibility for the downturn, conceding that some of his tactical choices had backfired.Slot deployed midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back again and selected Alexander Isak ahead of Hugo Ekitike in attack.Manchester United icon Rooney reckons the Liverpool boss must go further by making an even bolder decision.Salah has struggled to reach his usual lofty standards, netting just five goals and providing three assists across 17 outings this campaign, and Rooney believes he's failing to contribute sufficiently after featuring in all 12 of their league fixtures.He declared on the Wayne Rooney Show: "Salah is not helping them defensively and if you're one of the players who they've signed and you're sat on the bench and you've seen him not running..."I get that he's a club legend and everything he's done for the club, but if you're on the bench then what message does it send to you, that your teammate is not running back? If I was Arne Slot I'd try and make a big decision that has an impact on the rest of the team."When questioned whether he believes Salah should be dropped, Rooney responded: "I think so, yeah.

So I think while they're going through this period, 100 per cent, he needs to make a decision and get them compact and hard to beat, with every player running back."And then, when you start winning games, you can bring him back in and hope he is running back more. But I think that'll have an impact on them for sure."Rooney has previously locked horns with Virgil van Dijk regarding his scathing assessment of the Liverpool captain, though whilst he maintains his stance, he has distributed responsibility more widely."What I said before has continued really in terms of the performances, which haven't been great," he added."As champions you're going to get judged on how you play and what results you get.

They haven't been great at all – and that's not just Van Dijk and Salah."I say that because I'd like to think they're the leaders in the team. The likes of [Alexis] Mac Allister, who has been there a few years now, [Ryan] Gravenberch, who did really well last season – these players have got to pull their finger out, get around everyone and try and create a win that will win again."You've probably got to look at the effect of what sadly happened to Jota."What effect does that have on the players because that's his team-mates?