Arne Slot identifies common issue affecting Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesCody GakpoArne Slot has pointed to a shared issue affecting Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, with the head coach highlighting a key problem impacting both attackers’ output this seasonMohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo have struggled this season(Image: Getty Images)Arne Slot has opened up on a shared issue affecting Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah's outputs this season as the Reds return to the Molineux in the FA Cup.Gakpo has endured a difficult spell on Liverpool’s left flank for much of the season. However Slot believes neither Salah or Gakpo are soley to blame for Liverpool's poor title defense."We are not in terms of chance creation last in the league" said Slot in the pre-match press conference when asked about Gakpo's performances this season.
"We have a few but we don't have 11" added the Dutchman on potential changes. "I always have options to bring in and players can bring in and let them start.Fans have been calling for Slot to start Ngumoha over Gakpo(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)"Not for the first time this season, three days after a game where we have dropped points, I've seen us do quite a lot this season, we have to be better than we were last time."Both Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have called on Slot to start Ngumoha.
Responding to Virgil van Dijk's critique of the side following the loss to Wolves, Gerrard commented on TNT Sports: "He's right because for 65 minutes, Liverpool were desperate tonight, really poor."[They] didn't create enough, didn't play at the right speed or the right tempo, they didn't have the right quality."[Slot] has to start Ngumoha now, he has to start him because he's coming on and doing more in a short cameo and in a short space of time than Gakpo is doing in 65/70 minutes. He's got the start the kid on Friday night.""Ngumoha did more in 15 minutes than Salah and Gakpo did before that," Carragher shared with Sky Sports.