'Arne Slot talk is ridiculous - Mohamed Salah can still fire Liverpool to the title'

Arne Slot

Liverpool legend Ian Callaghan, who is the club's record appearance maker, has laughed off recent talk that Arne Slot's job should be under threat — and backed the Reds to re-enter the Premier League title race.

Callaghan played a remarkable 857 times for Liverpool during his 18 years at the club, won almost every trophy available — including five league titles and two European Cups — and was only ever booked once.

It is fair to say he has seen and experienced it all at Anfield, having played for the club in the second division right through to becoming champions of Europe, and he feels that any talk of Slot being fired should be knocked back.

Callaghan

"It's so early in the season, really,"

"I just feel as though they have too many really good players and as soon as they get together and gel, we will be fine.

"To talk about Arne Slot and his management is a bit ridiculous. I think it's down to the players.

“We've bought players and it's obviously taken a while — and some haven't gelled even now, so I don't think you can blame Slot.

"Sometimes it's the back four giving goals away and not playing well, and sometimes it's the midfield. It is a team game and we are just not gelling at the moment."

Against West Ham, Slot made the bold call to drop Mohamed Salah, and it paid off, with Florian Wirtz impressing and Alexander Isak netting his first Premier League goal.

Callaghan says

"I don't think he's had a particularly good season up to now, so maybe it will do him good,"

"Knowing the way Mo reacts, he won't like it — he doesn't even like being taken off and he gets a bit upset.

"Everybody wants to do well but it's just that things haven't been happening for him. Last season, he was absolutely incredible, but players go through spells.

"But being such a good player and someone that Liverpool rely on for assists and for scoring goals, it just hasn't happened for him this season.

"Liverpool have too many good players in the squad, though. They will come good and by the end of the season, they will not be far away.

"Isak is such a good player and he will come good. He scored a good goal at the weekend. Let's hope that gives him confidence.

"Wirtz as well — to pay that amount of money for him, he must be a good player. He has to come good sooner rather than later, he really has. Once the team gels, we'll not be far away."

One of the few positives for Liverpool in the early months of the campaign has been the form of Dominik Szoboszlai, whom Callaghan is a big fan of.

Callaghan

"Without a doubt, he has been one of Liverpool's best players this season,"

"I've been very impressed with him. He has a tremendous shot and he is all over the place.

"He has been the outstanding player, for me, this season. He has been really good for Liverpool."

And now nine points off Arsenal in the Premier League standings, Callaghan isn't even ruling out a potential push for the title after the Reds got back on track against a poor West Ham team.

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