Salah WILL feel let down - but it's not close to the end

From his vantage point in the Liverpool dugout, Mohamed Salah must have looked out and wondered if he has been made some sort of scapegoat.

- By ANDY DUNN

Four points from the two matches which Salah has not started is a decent return for decision-maker Arne Slot, but the performances have not exactly been exhilarating.

They have been fairly pedestrian both in the win at an uninspired West Ham United and in the home draw against Sunderland. Slot's decision to keep Salah out of the starting lineup for the latest match was the correct one. Absolutely.

While the win at the London Stadium was indeed a touch pedestrian, it was a win, and the team looked balanced and more unlikely to concede. And as a strong likelihood of conceding has been a severe issue for Slot this season, that was a relief for him.

But the initial decision to leave Salah out was a harsh one. He was dropped after the hammering by PSV Eindhoven at Anfield and his involvement in the second of the Dutch side's four goals was widely highlighted and criticised.