That was Liverpool's solution against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, with Slot deploying Florian Wirtz from a right-sided role, drifting inside behind Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak.
It was a relatively bold call to drop Salah, but one that made complete sense after four successive defeats. “‘Rotate’ always comes across as if, ‘Oh, let someone else play a little bit as well’,” said the Reds’ head coach ahead of the game.
