Salah benched again as Liverpool shuffle for Sunderland clash

Lineups

The Dutch coach Arne Slot named Liverpool’s lineup for the visit of Sunderland at Anfield on Premier League matchday 15.

Slot again left Mohamed Salah on the substitutes’ bench for the second consecutive match, following his omission from the starting XI in the previous game against West Ham.

The Reds’ attacking trio was Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, and Alexander Isak up front.

Teams

Liverpool: Alisson – Gomez – van Dijk – Konate – Robertson – Gravenberch – Szoboszlai – Mac Allister – Wirtz – Gakpo – Isak.

Sunderland: Rovés – Homi – Mokwili – Balard – Alderti – Rineldo – Chaka – Sadiqi – Talbi – Li Fi – Probi.

Liverpool currently sit eighth in the Premier League table with 21 points, while Sunderland are sixth with 22 points.

Both sides seek momentum as the race for a top-four spot in England’s top flight heats up.

Punchline 1: If rotation were a sport, Slot would be world champion and the trophy would be a calendar of different lineups.

Punchline 2: Salah’s bank account is probably counting substitutions like players count coins in a piggy bank—every bench touch counts!