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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Slot looks out wide for Liverpool rescue act with Wolves once again at door

Arne Slot puts his arm around Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah has been much less effective this season for Arne Slot’s Liverpool. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Winger is “the hardest position to play” in modern football, according to Arne Slot, and Liverpool’s wide men would find it hard to disagree. A lot of Liverpool’s problems this season can be attributed to their attacking flair being stifled, leaving the champions 19 points adrift of Premier League leaders, Arsenal.

Liverpool return to Molineux on Friday, three days after a stoppage-time defeat by Wolves in the league. The FA Cup fifth-round fixture will be an opportunity for Slot to test his bullpen of wingers and see whether they can do better. Liverpool have scored 48 goals in 29 league matches, the average of 1.66 a game a long way short of the 2.26 when winning last season’s title.

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