Liverpool boss Arne Slot told he needs to ‘have a long, hard look at himself’ as tactics and baffling Mohamed Salah decision spark fury

Arne Slot has been slammed for his tactical selections as Liverpool fell to their third consecutive defeat in dramatic trend.

The reigning Premier League champions misplaced 2-1 at Chelsea with an Estevao aim within the fifth minute of stoppage time on Saturday.

Crystal Palace and Galatasaray beat them in back-to-back fixtures earlier than their go to to an finally jubilant Stamford Bridge.

Slot will now spend the October worldwide break mulling over reignite his Liverpool aspect to keep away from slipping down the desk.

And former Reds star Jermaine Pennant criticised his substitutions at Chelsea, in addition to Mohamed Salah’s lack of impression within the match.

“Why is he taking [Milos] Kerkez off?” he requested on the GameDay Telephone-In for talkSPORT.

“The explanation why we have gone in to purchase Kerkez is as a result of [Andy] Robertson is just not that man anymore, he hasn’t bought the legs. Each time he performs, there may be some form of mistake on his aspect.

“That is why we went in to get Kerkez. I do not know why you are bringing Kerkez off. He wasn’t booked, he wasn’t getting cooked.

“I believe Slot has bought to have an extended, exhausting have a look at himself. Bringing [Alexander] Isak off as effectively. It is simply a type of video games, a type of weeks.”

On Salah, Pennant added: “He is executed nothing. “You then’re placing [Ryan] Gravenberch at centre-back after [Ibrahima] Konate’s gone off. We have got two midfielders enjoying in our defence.”

UFC star Paddy Pimblett additionally voiced his frustrations with Salah, who has long-been the go-to man for Liverpool.

Pimblett made the journey to Stamford Bridge and referred to as in to The Rory Jennings Present on his manner again to Liverpool to vent his anger.

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“I really like Salah, he is probably the greatest gamers we have ever had at our membership,” Pimblett mentioned.

“However he wants taking off.

“When he is enjoying that badly, I assumed he’d get subbed off.

“The substitution of [Wataru] Endo to return on was one of many worst substitutions I’ve ever seen.

“Put [Federico] Chiesa on, put somebody on who’s going to return on and win the sport for you, not somebody who you carry on whenever you’re successful to shore issues up.

“I simply do not perceive what Slot was doing there, to be trustworthy. Why would you carry Endo on?”

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How Liverpool misplaced their third match in a row

Chelsea delivered the primary blow on Liverpool within the 14th minute as Moises Caicedo scored a surprising aim from outdoors the world.

Slot opted to carry £116.5million signing Florian Wirtz on at first of the second half to encourage a response.

He was near selecting up his first Premier League help moments after his introduction, however Salah could not discover the again of the web.

Cody Gakpo breathed life into Liverpool along with his equaliser from an Isak help on 63 minutes.

And it appeared as if they’d take some extent again to Anfield, just for Estevao to attain his first Chelsea aim and win it for the hosts.

The Brazilian beat Robertson to the ball on the again publish to attain and ship head coach Enzo Maresca operating down the touchline.

Maresca, although, was proven a second yellow card for his celebration as Chelsea revelled within the assertion win.