Mohamed Salah was benched for Liverpool's clash at West Ham (Image: 2025 Getty Images)

Arne Slot made headlines when naming his Liverpool starting XI to face West Ham United on Sunday as Mohamed Salah was dropped to the Reds' bench . Having been an ever-present in the Premier League last season, it marked the first time the Egyptian had found himself named among the substitutes since the Dutchman had taken over from Jurgen Klopp.

Coincidentally, the last time Salah found himself on the bench for a Premier League outing also came away at West Ham when he infamously clashed with Klopp when about to be introduced as a substitute back in April 2024.

When walking through the London Stadium mixed zone after the final whistle, the 33-year-old then memorably declared ‘there is going

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