Craig Burley

I don't think it's going to make Liverpool play any worse than they already are.

But my point being is there can be no sentiment for Arnie Slott, who people are looking at.

I don't think he'll be sacked.

But, you know, there's people... The stories will be written and...

managers will be hovering around that are out of work.

So, you know, that story's not going to go away, particularly if Liverpool don't make the Champions League, particularly if Liverpool finish this season in the same vein or form that they're in now.

And therefore, Mo Salah can't be this...

sentimental lap of honour to the end of the season because Liverpool are not in a position to do so.

So as much as he'll want to go out playing and on a high and scoring and taking Liverpool back into a better position, he's going to have to play better.

Otherwise, the manager's going to have to possibly look at benching him again.

So there can't be this victory run for Mo Salah waving to the crowd as much as everybody would like that because there's too much pressure on the club

to get in the Champions League.

And they're obviously still in the FA Cup.

There's too much in the Champions League, which they're not going to win, by the way.

I mean, barring a miracle, they're not going to win the Champions League.

Holy hell, how are they going to beat PSG over two games playing the way they are?

So the top four or five is the carrot, really, for Liverpool and Arne Slott.

And Mo Salah will have to play well, otherwise he's going to see the end of his Liverpool career probably on the bench.

And Arne Slott can't...

be faulted if that's what has to be done because he's got a job to do and his job is not to send Mo Salah off on a high his job is to get Liverpool in a better position.