Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher has named Harvey Elliot and Dominik Szoboszlai as two gamers to switch Mohamed Salah when he departs for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) this month.
Salah was in very good type for Liverpool towards Newcastle United on Monday evening, scoring two objectives for the host.
The Egyptian worldwide additionally supplied an help because the Reds bought the win that despatched them three factors clear on the high of the Premier League desk.
The match towards Newcastle was Salah’s final sport for Liverpool earlier than linking up with the Egypt squad.
Salah may miss as much as eight video games for Liverpool ought to Egypt attain the ultimate of AFCON in Ivory Coast, leaving supervisor Jurgen Klopp with a serious dilemma in assault.
Nonetheless, Carragher has tipped each Elliot and Szoboszlai to briefly change Salah in his place as he departs for AFCON.
“Will probably be very fascinating to see who he places in that place,” Carragher instructed Sky Sports activities.
“Plenty of Liverpool’s attackers are proper footed. They give the impression of being okay on the left, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo can all try this however nobody seems like they’ve the correct steadiness to go on the correct.
“A few choices may very well be Harvey Elliot. I feel he’s extra of a midfield participant, he lacks tempo to play within the entrance three however he may do it.
“But additionally Szoboszlai. Liverpool have gotten a variety of midfield choices now with Alexis Mac Allister again, Szoboszlai has performed in that place for his former membership.
“However you possibly can’t change his [Salah’s] objectives, that shall be very troublesome.”