Mohamed Salah looks on form the bench prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield on December 03, 2025 (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

When Arne Slot sits down to pick his team for Liverpool's trip to Leeds United on Saturday evening, he might well start with the topic of Mohamed Salah . The Egypt captain, the player who sees only Roger Hunt and Ian Rush above him in the list of all-time scorers at Anfield , has, for the first time in his nine seasons at the club, found himself on the bench for successive Premier League fixtures.

Sunday's 2-0 win over West Ham United saw him left entirely in reserve as a confidence-shot side, fresh from a 4-1 smiting at the hands of PSV in the Champions League days earlier, found a bit of form at a ti

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