Liverpool was abused by Paris Saint-Germain this Wednesday in the round of 16 go to the Champions League. If the Reds were able to win a short victory (1-0) thanks to a goal against the course of Harvey Elliott's game at the end of the game, that did not prevent them from suffering from Parisian domination.
Mohamed Salah, in particular, muzzled by Nuno Mendes, has failed to illustrate in any way. Unable to weigh on the meeting, the Egyptian striker was replaced in the 86th minute by Elliott, a decision by coach Arne Slot who was obviously not to the taste of the Liverpuldian star. This is confirmed by the Dutch technician at a press conference.
Slot explains his choice
The manager of the Mersey club justified the release of Salah by the need to run his workforce. “I see the advantages of playing with the same team but I am aware that we cannot play with the same eleven each week, so I turned the players”he said.
“The others do not have the playing time they deserve, Elliott is a good example, but he is in competition with Salah and Szoboszlai”.
“Mo was not happy that I replace him and he can score for us every time it is not his best match, that's why I rarely replace him”added Slot. “Dom is a machine, he runs the most every time, that's what makes Harvey difficult, that's why I liked what he did. »»
