Arne Slot jumps to defence of Mohamed Salah after Liverpool star misses 'many opportunities' in Chelsea loss | OneFootball

The Liverpool star drew blank in front of goal as Reds crashed to defeat at Stamford Bridge

Arne Slot defended Mohamed Salah despite missing “many opportunities” against Chelsea, insisting the Egyptian is allowed a few duff performances because he’s only human.

Salah was rested in midweek as he appeared off the bench for a 28-minute cameo in Liverpool’s shock 1-0 Champions League defeat to Galatasaray.

Slot said: “That’s then interesting. Did he create so much today because he didn’t play during the week? Or did he miss the chances because he missed a bit of sharpness that he could have had if he’d played against Galatasaray? We will never know.

“What I like is that he got many times in a position he would like to be in and I would like him to be in. He has shown in his career and since I’m here that he can score goals.”

Mohamed Salah endured a difficult return to Stamford Bridge

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He added: “Today he had many opportunities to do what he has done so often, but he is a human being. It is not like every chance he gets is always a goal.

“He can have games when he has chances in promising positions and doesn’t get a goal or assist.

“We created more than enough chances to score more than one goal, last week and today. When we did [score], I thought we were going to win it.

“If you play the style we played, so high press, it would be a complete surprise if they never played through your press. It would be unrealistic when you play Chelsea, who want to play out from the back, that they never play through your press. I won’t say we deserved it [to win], but we definitely deserved a draw.”