Liverpool boss Arne Slot says Mohamed Salah is “at all times in my thoughts” after the Egypt ahead was unnoticed of the previous two beginning line-ups.

Salah, 33, has scored simply 4 occasions throughout Liverpool‘s disappointing begin to the Premier League season and has performed simply 45 minutes up to now two video games.

Sources have advised BBC Sport that the Saudi Professional League stays considering signing Salah, who signed a brand new two-year contract in April.

“I feel for each participant in my thoughts can begin and Mo is an distinctive participant for us,” stated Slot on Friday.

“He’s at all times in my thoughts to both begin or to come back off the bench.”

Salah scored 29 occasions as Liverpool received the title in Slot’s first season in cost final marketing campaign.

However he was an unused substitute when Liverpool returned to profitable methods at West Ham final Sunday, and once more began from the substitutes’ bench for Wednesday’s 1-1 dwelling draw in opposition to Sunderland.

It stays to be seen if Salah will return to the aspect for Saturday’s match at Leeds United (17:30 GMT).

Requested if he understands the speak round Salah after being dropped, Slot added: “The chatter, sure as a result of he deserves that, he has been so influential for me and 6 or seven years.

“It is fully regular folks discuss it when he is not enjoying.”

Salah was strongly linked with Al-Ittihad earlier than agreeing a brand new cope with Liverpool which runs till 2027.

Since becoming a member of the Reds in 2017, Salah has scored 250 targets in 420 Liverpool appearances in all competitions.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk stated this week that Slot’s determination to drop Salah serves as proof that no-one has “limitless credit score” on the membership.

“He’s nonetheless a incredible participant and we nonetheless have to recollect there’s a cause why he has been so profitable on the membership and we’ve to respect that,” Van Dijk stated after the Sunderland draw.

“I want him round as one of many leaders. I am not apprehensive. He is disillusioned however that is completely regular as for those who’re not disillusioned if you’re not enjoying two video games in a row then there is a matter as properly.

“That is at all times been the case [that no-one is undroppable]. It isn’t like you have got limitless credit score, everybody has to carry out.”

Liverpool begin the weekend ninth within the desk, 11 factors behind leaders Arsenal, after simply two wins of their previous 9 league video games.