Arne Slot’s men were defeated 3-0 by Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday — a result that saw Liverpool slip to 11th in the table and fall 11 points behind leaders Arsenal. ..Continue Reading
Reflecting on yet another poor result and the club’s ongoing struggles, Carragher pointed to Salah as someone who should address the current situation publicly, rather than leaving it solely to captain Virgil van Dijk.
Carragher noted that Salah was vocal about his contract issues last season, but has chosen to stay quiet during this difficult stretch for the team.
Carragher told Sky Sports Monday Night Football: “I don’t know. Nobody knows. The manager sees the players every day and he can’t quite fix it at the moment. We are talking about a manager who has won the Premier League.
“I think Virgil van Dijk, after the game, has come out again and spoke as he should do as the captain and called Liverpool a mess. I must say on the back of all these Liverpool defeats it’s always Van Dijk who comes out.
“And as I have said, the captain should do that but there should be other players in that dressing room coming out and speaking for the club.
“A year ago this weekend, Mo Salah wasn’t shy in coming out and speaking about his own situation, about the club not offering him a contract.
“I only ever hear Salah speak when he gets man of the match or he needs a new contract.
“I would like to see Salah come out as one of the leaders, one the legends of Liverpool, come out and speak for the team. It shouldn’t always be the captain.”
Salah has managed just four goals and two assists in 12 Premier League games this season — a significant drop from his record-breaking 2024/25 campaign, when he was involved in 47 goals.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have collected only 18 points from a possible 30 so far this season.
Following the loss to Forest, head coach Slot said: “How bad [the result is], that is difficult to measure, but it was very bad of course. Playing at home, losing 3-0, no matter which team you face is, of course, a very, very, very bad result.
“Unexpected if you look at the first half-hour of the game [because] in my opinion [it was] a good start from us. [I] haven’t seen us creating so much in the first half-hour of a game maybe throughout the whole season.
“I’m not sure because I don’t remember every single game now, but we were able to create a lot. The first time they arrived in our box, they scored a goal and it’s a very difficult cocktail to drink, or to have, if you miss out on your own chances and almost every time you concede one, the ball goes in.”
Leave a Reply