Liverpool legend baffled by Slot’s decisions around Salah
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah on the bench ahead of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Tuesday April 14, 2026.
by Staff Reporter
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026. 15:00
Liverpool great Jamie Carragher has been left bewildered by Arne Slot’s usage of Mohamed Salah in recent games, particularly after the Egyptian started from the bench in the Reds defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Salah, who will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, came on as a substitute during his side’s 4-0 aggregate loss against PSG in their second-leg, semi-final clash at Anfield this week.
With Liverpool enduring an indifferent spell of results during the last couple of weeks, Carragher questioned Slot’s tactics regarding the Reds star player after Alexander Isak got the nod in attack against the French giants.
“I can’t believe it, that he is not playing. I can’t understand why. The manager will have his reasons, but Isak is nowhere near fit,” Carragher said on CBS Sports, as per Liverpool.com.
“Mo Salah didn’t play in the first leg, so he’s not like some of the players who played last week and then played at the weekend in the Premier League.
“He played in the Premier League, he scored a goal, he’s still one of Liverpool, probably Liverpool’s best goalscorer. He’s used to this system; Isak’s never really played at with Ekitike before.
“Now I don’t think Arne Slot’s the type of manager who would almost be thinking: ‘I remember what you did to me a few months ago when you called me out publicly.’
“And it’s something like: ‘I’m almost going with the players who are going to be here in the next year.’
“I don’t know, it’s the only thing I can think of, but even that doesn’t make sense, because it’s about the here and now, so I’m flabbergasted Mo Salah’s not playing.”