‘Won't like that’: Gary Lineker says Mohamed Salah may be getting upset at Liverpool after what happened this week

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It has not been an easy start to the season for Liverpool or Mohamed Salah, despite being top of the Premier League table.The Reds have had a difficult week with an away game in the league and Champions League, ending in defeat with the Galatasaray performance an even poorer display than the Crystal Palace loss.Tuesday’s league phase game proved to be a night where the problems that had faced Arne Slot’s team in defence and attack compounded to be one of the worst under the Dutchman, with the squad lacking energy and making mistakes consistently.Salah was dropped for the game against the Turkish club, most likely due to rotation to rest him, but despite some of his lacklustre performances in games, it would have been a good idea to start him.Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesHowever, the 33-year-old will likely return to the starting line-up to face his old club, Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge in a game which now means more, given last season’s champions need a performance before the international break to instil confidence.Gary Lineker says Mohamed Salah will not like that Arne Slot left him out of the Champions League starting XIIt was unusual to see the Egyptian benched for a game, which he would have started in usual circumstances, and given that Salah has found a ‘new lease of life’ under Slot because he allows him to be more attacking, this intensity upfront would have been needed earlier.His appearance late in the game could not have undone the damage or overall poor performance that was on the pitch that night.Gary Lineker explained on The Rest is Football podcast that he feels Slot’s decision to leave him out of the starting XI is something that the ‘Egyptian King’ will not be happy about.Lineker said: “Yeah. Leaving Mo Salah out in a Champions League game, he won’t like that, Mo.

Mo plays.“Mo always plays. I mean, I know nowadays the amount of football they get, they have to rotate and stuff, but the big players like Mo and the superstars of the world always play.”The former striker is correct that he should be playing in the European games, especially given the fact that the manager had decided to play Jeremie Frimpong on that right-hand side instead.Mohamed Salah is taken out of the game far too oftenA noticeable difference from last season for the legend is that he is, on too many occasions, left out of the game, which has been down to Liverpool’s setup rather than great defending.This could turn out to be an issue if the form of the team does not improve, as Salah is not getting enough service down the right-hand side.READ MORE: Why Mohamed Salah is complicating Arne Slot’s clear plan for his Liverpool teamIn each game, it does seem that the winger is not given many options to create a chance and has struggled to make much of his own, especially without teammates getting into good positions.It seems more often than not they try to filter attacks down the left or central areas, but the left flank has struggled as Cody Gakpo is the only option, and he has put in some average performances.Salah needs to be brought into the game more, and it seems that if he continues not to be involved in attacks as often, it will be to the Reds’ detriment.