Liverpool manager Arne Slot believes there’s no cause for worry concerning Mohamed Salah’s lack of goal contributions in recent weeks, insisting it’s only a matter of time before the prolific Egyptian winger begins to produce the goods again.
Salah is enduring an uncharacteristic dry spell that has seen him play seven consecutive Premier League matches without a non-penalty goal for the first time in his Liverpool career.
The Egypt international missed out on Liverpool’s starting XI for Wednesday’s 5–1 Champions League demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt which saw the Premier League champions end a run of four straight defeats in all competitions.
Despite this, Slot remains calm, expressing confidence that the Egyptian star will soon rediscover his lethal edge in front of goal.
“Players miss chances and he is a human being. We are not used to him missing chances,” Slot told reporters.
“The main thing is that he has always scored goals for Liverpool. The last thing I worry about is Mo scoring goals again.
“He’s done that his entire life and I expect him to do that again in the coming weeks and months.
“Quite a few changes in the squad means everyone needs to find new connections.”
Slot also explained his decision to bench Salah for the clash with Eintracht, with the Dutchman insisting it was simply part of rotating his squad.
“It’s not only about the new signings and how that changes things, I think it’s about having a lot of very good players,” Slot said.
“So what is your best lineup? I think a lot of things go into that. The team you face, the form of the player, the connection between the players.
“So I think if you look at all the big clubs in the world, they all have more than 11 players that can play a game. For me it has always been something I expect after the many changes we’ve had during the summer.
“Even after we won seven games in a row, I always felt like as a team you need to grow, and if you need to grow and if you have to adapt to each other you can also have moments and see where things were a bit more difficult.”
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