Just the BREAK that Salah needed in his search for form

SLOT HOPES WORLD CUP GOALS WILL GET MO PURRING

- By PAUL GORST Liverpool FC Correspondent

THE next time Liverpool find that it’s London Calling, they might be minded to let it go to voicemail. Having tasted a first defeat of the

season via Eddie Nketiah’s 97th-minute strike at Crystal Palace, Arne Slot’s men once more found themselves on the end of a 2-1 scoreline seven days later, courtesy of Estavao Willian’s similarly late effort at Chelsea.

Throw in a Champions League hiccup at Galatasaray and it’s the first time the Reds have lost three in a row since March 2023, when an ageing midfield was coming toward the end of its cycle under Jurgen Klopp.

For Slot, though, the back-to-back league reverses may yet prove to be cosmetic only, with the champions still only a point behind new leaders Arsenal at the top.

In order to retain the title and nudge ahead of historic rivals Manchester United on to 21, however, Slot will have to find a way to get Mohamed Salah purring once more, and a change might be as good as a rest where the peerless Egyptian is concerned on that front.