Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted Mohamed Salah's omission from the team for the second successive match should serve as a reminder that no-one's place is guaranteed.

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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has been left out of Liverpool's starting lineup for the second straight Premier League match by manager Arne Slot. Salah was named on the bench for the home game against Sunderland on Wednesday.

Slot had suggested that Salah’s benching on Sunday was due to rotation.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has made the bold call to bench Mohamed Salah for Wednesday’s clash against Sunderland. It marks the first time Salah has been benched for two consecutive Premier

It is now ‘hard to see anything other’ than Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah leaving Anfield in the near future, according to dressing room sources.

Slot also discussed the long-term future of Liverpool’s forward line after dropping Salah to the bench against West Ham.

Former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders believes Mohamed Salah will be angry at being left out by Arne Slot after witnessing five underperforming team-mates start ahead of him. The Egyptian star was dropped to the bench for the Reds' 2-0 Premier League win over West Ham on Sunday in a bold move by the club's head coach.