Mohamed Salah was benched by Arne Slot for Liverpool's Premier League match against Sunderland, following his substitution appearance against West Ham.
This marks the first time Salah has been benched in back-to-back league games since joining Liverpool in the summer of 2017.
Slot explained his decision was to stick with the winning formula from the previous match against West Ham, which Liverpool won 2-0.
The manager praised Salah's reaction, describing him as a 'top professional' who trained hard and remained positive towards his teammates.
Only one change was made to the starting lineup for the Sunderland game, with Andy Robertson replacing Milos Kerkez at left-back.