Liverpool got a taste of what life will be like without relying on Mohamed Salah during Sunday’s much-needed 2–0 win over West Ham United in the Premier League. But Arne Slot insisted the Anfield icon’s benching was not the beginning of the end.
Slot has been facing calls to drop Salah for weeks, with Liverpool navigating what became a run of nine defeats in 12 games across all competitions prior to facing the Hammers. By the time the Reds had lost 4–1 against PSV Eindhoven, it was the first time since the 1953–54 season that any Liverpool team had lost three consecutive games by three-goal margins.
