Jamie Carragher has weighed in on what should happen with Mohamed Salah when Liverpool face Brentford this weekend.
The Reds head into the final day still potentially needing a win to secure Champions League qualification, depending on whether Bournemouth lose to Manchester City on Tuesday night.
But even if the Cherries lose and Liverpool already have a top-five place secured, Carragher has suggested Arne Slot probably needs to start Salah on Sunday.
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Wayne Rooney thinks Salah should not play after his social media post that essentially took a swipe at Slot and called for Liverpool to get back to playing ‘heavy metal football’, a phrase widely associated with Jurgen Klopp.
But when speaking on Tuesday’s episode of The Overlap, Carragher suggested that the manager’s already volatile relationship with the Reds fanbase means he has to play him even if Champions League football is already secured.
He said: “I haven’t been a manager, but I don’t think a manager should ever cut off his nose to spite his face. He should always think, right, what’s going to give me the best chance of a result if he needs a result.
“Now, if he doesn’t need a result and Liverpool are already qualified now, that might be something different. If Liverpool don’t need to win the game, it might be different. I don’t know. But the position Arne Slot is in right now with the supporters, it’s very difficult not to give Mo Salah some sort of, you know, big send off in the crowd. You almost can’t win in some ways.”
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Carragher wasn’t overly impressed with Salah’s post when speaking on The Overlap.
But whether the 33-year-old made those comments for the good of the club or for himself is irrelevant.
Nothing Salah said was a lie, and it perfectly summed up the problems with Liverpool under Slot.
It feels like everyone apart from the decision makers at Anfield have decided a change of manager is needed, and the winger’s post, coupled with the growing fan ire, may hopefully push FSG into making a much-needed change before next season.
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