How do you replace Mo Salah?

Liverpool are taking a composite approach to replacing the Egyptian winger –  as they do not see anyone out there as a like-for-like replacement, especially in terms of the numbers.

There is even an argument to say they’ve already got someone like him in the squad albeit from the opposite wing given the way Rio Ngumoha tries to cut in and curl into the far post.

The job to replace Salah started last summer with the reshaping of their forward line and the acquisitions of Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak. Those two players are arguably different to the No 9s we’d seen Liverpool using in the past – certainly a lot different to Roberto Firmino, and more capable of producing bigger numbers than Darwin Nunez. 

Yan Diomande is one player Liverpool have looked at to play out wide, while they’ve still got Jeremie Frimpong too who can operate further forward. 

But we are expecting Liverpool to add a wide attacking option -possibly another central option too given the Achilles injury that saw Ekitike miss the end of the season. 

Arne Slot admitted a few weeks ago that’s a situation they may have to look at, while they also have Harvey Elliott coming back from his loan spell.