"Salah, 33, signed a new two-year contract at Liverpool at the end of last season after scoring 29 goals and registering 18 assists to fire Slot's team to the Premier League title. But after netting just three goals in 11 games in all competitions so far this season -- Salah has also registered three assists -- Slot has opted to keep faith with new signing Isak in an effort to kick-start his form for the club."
"With Liverpool aiming to avoid suffering a fifth successive defeat for the first time since September 1953, Slot has recalled former Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike to the starting lineup in place of Salah, while 125 million summer signing Alexander Isak keeps his place in the team despite scoring just one goal in seven games since his deadline day transfer from Newcastle."
Arne Slot dropped Mohamed Salah to the substitutes' bench for Liverpool's Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt after a five-game goal drought. Hugo Ekitike was recalled to the starting lineup in place of Salah while Alexander Isak retained his place despite scoring once in seven appearances since his Newcastle deadline-day transfer. Florian Wirtz, the 100 million ($133.58m) signing from Bayer Leverkusen, starts in midfield after being benched for recent Premier League defeats. Salah signed a two-year extension after a 29-goal, 18-assist campaign last season but has only three goals and three assists in 11 games this season. Liverpool seek to avoid a fifth straight defeat.
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