Overview
- The Liverpool head coach publicly defended Mohamed Salah ahead of the West Ham match and showed no sign of dropping him.
- Alan Shearer questioned whether Salah should start after 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha impressed off the bench against Nottingham Forest.
- Salah was substituted at 0-0 at the City Ground, Ngumoha came on, and Liverpool scored the winner with the teenager on the pitch.
- Critics note Salah has seven goals and eight assists in all competitions this season, with two goals and four assists in eight games since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
- Slot said temporary scoring dips are normal and pointed out that other Liverpool attackers have also seen their output fall.