Salah benched as Slot swings the axe at Liverpool
Mohamed Salah
November 2025
Mohamed Salah was dropped to the bench for Liverpool’s trip to West Ham as Arne Slot reacted to a brutal 4-1 home defeat to PSV and a run of six league losses in seven games, choosing a reshuffled forward line after four matches in ten days. Slot told Sky Sports he is simply rotating in a packed schedule, pointing out he has “many good players” and that big names like Alexander Isak or Florian Wirtz have also sat out, insisting the focus is on the eleven selected rather than framing it as a permanent demotion for Salah.