Arne Slot played down the significance of his decision to leave Mohamed Salah out of Liverpool’s 2-0 win at West Ham on Sunday. Salah had been selected for every league game for which he was available since a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium in April 2024, when Jürgen Klopp was still manager, but Slot was keen to stress that this does not mean that the Egyptian’s time at the club is coming to an end.
“I get this question a lot,” Slot said, referring to occasions when he has omitted Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak – who scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool on Sunday – or Hugo Ekitiké and suggesting that one of his vaunted forwards is always going to be left out.
