Why Mohamed Salah was on bench for Liverpool as contract bombshell dropped – Liverpool EchoMohamed Salah once again found himself on the substitutes’ bench for Liverpool’s Premier League match against Sunderland at Anfield on Wednesday night
Mohamed Salah warms up during Liverpool’s Premier League game against Sunderland(Image: (Carl Recine/Getty Images))Everything you need to know about why Mohamed Salah was benched for Liverpool against SunderlandOn the bench: For the second game running, Mohamed Salah was named on the bench for Liverpool’s game against Sunderland. Andy Robertson for Milos Kerkez was the only change Arne Slot made to the side that started Sunday’s win over West Ham.Reason why: Explaining his decision to Sky Sports, Slot said: “I play the same team, it’s a balance between continuity and freshness. It’s obvious and clear we need the full squad tonight because a few who start aren’t able to play a full 90 again. More than ever, we need more than 11 players tonight.”Mohamed Salah reaction: In the same interview, Slot revealed: “He reacts like you want, a top professional. He trains really good and is positive towards his team-mates. He’s an example when he plays, and now he’s an example of how to act when you don’t play.”Bombshell transfer claim: Ahead of the game at Anfield, former Liverpool captain Jamie Redknapp claimed: “He wants to play week in, week out. I’ll be amazed if he sees out his the last two years of his contract or year and in half. I don’t think this helps the situation one bit.”Alexander Isak impact: Jamie Carragher believes: “Sooner or later Liverpool do have to pivot away from being the Salah team and towards being the Wirtz and Isak team, and maybe we saw a glimpse of that at West Ham.”What happened next: Well, with Liverpool level at the break, Salah was brought on at half-time. The forward replaced Cody Gakpo, who had struggled to make an impact.READ THE FULL STORY: Mohamed Salah’s reaction to Liverpool benching and behaviour towards team-mates says a lotFollow Liverpool Echo:
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