Former England and Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher said Liverpool’s veteran striker, Mohamed Salah, should not be considered an automatic starter after the defending Premier League champions Liverpool were handed their third straight defeat, this time by Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday, which saw them fall to fourth in the league standings after Arsenal, Manchester City and Bournemouth with 15 points from eight games.

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.

“I think we’re at that stage now where Mo Salah shouldn’t be a guaranteed starter every week. I do think this is a real conundrum for

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