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Fans Are Saying The Same Thing About Liverpool Without Mo Salah And Sadio Mane

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Updated 21:49 13 Jan 2022 GMTPublished 21:39 13 Jan 2022 GMT

Fans Are Saying The Same Thing About Liverpool Without Mo Salah And Sadio Mane

Liverpool failed to score past 10-man Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Fans are all in agreement that Liverpool are not the same team without Mo Salah and Sadio Mane in their side.

Liverpool's two main forwards are currently at the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt and Senegal respectively, and therefore unavailable for selection.

And their absences were felt badly in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal, which ended 0-0 at Anfield.

The visitors had injuries and COVID-19 related absentees themselves, while Granit Xhaka was sent off in the first half for a reckless challenge on Diogo Jota.

But without their two game-changers in attack, Liverpool were toothless at Anfield and struggled to conjure up any excitement going forward.

And plenty of people on social media had more or less the same thought regarding Jurgen Klopp's team:




Takumi Minamino, scorer of the last-gasp equaliser against Leicester in the previous round, was given the nod alongside Roberto Firmino and Jota in the front three.

But he was largely anonymous on this occasion and missed a golden opportunity to score a late winner when an open goal presented itself.

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale had a fairly easy night on Merseyside as a result and only had to make just one real save - to deny substitute Curtis Jones in stoppage time.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Depending on how each player's national team performs at the tournament in Cameroon, Liverpool could be missing Salah and Mane for around a month.

Their upcoming fixture list isn't too frightening but it's clear their level drops tremendously when they can't call upon the pair.

Liverpool host Brentford in the Premier League in the Sunday, before they travel to the Emirates for the second leg next week.

They then play Crystal Palace away, as well as Cardiff in the FA Cup fourth round on 6 Feb.

Featured Image Credit: Image: PA

Topics: Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Africa Cup Of Nations

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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