When Liverpool lost to Manchester United, Salah performed poorly and missed two excellent opportunities. Carragher commented on Sky Sports that Salah should no longer be a must-start player for Liverpool every week.
The 33-year-old Egyptian forward has not scored a non-penalty kick goal in 7 consecutive games in the Premier League, which is the longest since he joined Liverpool. Carragher says Slott needs to rethink how he uses Salah.
"I think Liverpool has reached a new stage now, and Salah should not start every week. I don't think Salah should be like Van Dijk, whose name always appears first on the starting list."
Carragher suggested that in the next two away games (against Frankfurt, Brentford), Salah should not start both. "Salah's performance at Anfield is still trustworthy, because Liverpool will have an advantage at home, and Salah can often score goals in this situation. But in away games, he needs to help the full-backs defend, and his current state is not suitable for starting every game."
Carragher also mentioned that Liverpool should build the team around new players Isaac and Wirtz, not Salah. "The tactics must be built around Isaac and Wirtz, because the club has spent a lot of money on them, and their age has an advantage over Salah."
Dutch international Frimpong came off the bench last night and performed well. Carragher believes Frimpong could be an alternative to Salah. "These things must start to enter the head coach's consideration, and maybe Frimpong can try to start in away games. He can help the full-back defense and provide some speed on the offensive end."
In the game, Salah missed several excellent opportunities, which disappointed the commentators. Carragher said bluntly: "Salah performed very poorly, he must do more."