Arne Slot explains why he didn't bring on Mohamed Salah against PSG
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As a result, Slot opted to keep Salah fresh for future contests rather than have him expend energy in a battle that did not pan out as the club expected."I think in the last part of the game it was more about surviving for us than there was ever a chance that we could score," Slot admitted after the fact. Harvey Elliott, when I took Mo off."But I think this was a 20, 25 minutes where we were only defending.
Mo has so much qualities, but for Mo to be 20, 25 minutes defending inside his own box, I think it's better for him to save his energy for a lot of games that are coming up in the upcoming weeks."Mohamed Salah looked dejected on the Liverpool bench(Image: TNT Sports)Slot added that for most of the match, Liverpool was in "survival mode" against PSG, which also extends to the part of the campaign the club find themselves in. "So to try to find ways where we can try to make sure that their qualities are not seen that much, but that's really, really hard against this team because last season over here we were in survival mode as well," he continued."But as I said, Paris Saint-Germain was the better team, but we didn't give up and that's why we have a chance now still in this tie because they kept us alive by not scoring a few open chances."And now we can bring the tie back to Anfield.
Not unfortunately, but in between there's still a very important game to be played for us against Fulham."READ MORE: Mohamed Salah PSG transfer blocked by Luis Enrique in 2023 as report reveals detailsREAD MORE: Arne Slot responds to Liverpool formation question and Mohamed Salah being benchedWith PSG dominating most of the match, Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk sounded off on how he saw the contest unfolding. I'm not happy about losing, the only positive is we have another game next week.”He added that with the fans' help, the club can regain its form.