Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah's form has dipped to such an extent that he should not be considered an automatic starter away from home, former defender Jamie Carragher said after the Premier League champions suffered a fourth consecutive defeat.

The 33-year-old Egyptian forward, who signed a two-year contract extension in April, has been way below his record-breaking form from last season's campaign and has gone seven matches without a non-penalty goal.

Salah squandered a golden opportunity to score in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday and Carragher said he should not be one of the first names on the team sheet like captain Virgil van Dijk.

"Liverpool have got two away games - in the Champions League at Frankfurt and then they go to Brentford. I don't t

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