Story byJournalist: Mohamed Salah set for Liverpool exit amid Saudi interestAnfield IndexFri, December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM UTC·3 min readMo Salah’s Sudden Slide and Slot’s Stark ChoicesLiverpool’s season feels like it has tilted into unfamiliar territory. Four wins in the last fourteen, a faltering attack, and a superstar whose once unstoppable rhythm looks increasingly muted. Mohamed Salah, who only months ago delivered one of the most extraordinary scoring campaigns of his career, now finds himself benched in consecutive fixtures by Arne Slot at the exact moment Liverpool needed certainty and stature. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThose decisions frame the wider conversation raised in David Lynch’s discussion with Dave Davis, one shaped by concern, curiosity and an unavoidable sense of crossroads. Lynch captured the shock factor bluntly.“If you want to save your job, surely you put your best team on the pitch and he didn’t include Mo Salah in that.”It is a line that resonates because Slot’s position has been under scrutiny and removing your most decorated forward when goals are drying up looks like a high risk route to stability. Slot’s Rationale and Salah’s RealityLynch wondered aloud where this leaves the forward in the immediate term. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“You do wonder whether he comes back in against Leeds United but I don’t think he is going to be coming back in on the basis that Slot thinks he desperately needs him.”That distinction matters.