‘I’ve already seen potential Mo Salah problem that Liverpool and Arne Slot must solve’

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Although Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk seem set to remain at Liverpool past this season, Trent Alexander-Arnold is anticipated to make a move to Real Madrid.

As a consequence, Arne Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes face a tough challenge: finding a replacement for a player whose qualities are so distinct that they can’t be directly replicated. Liverpool has a lot on its plate this summer, but should Alexander-Arnold depart, securing a new right-back would become a top concern.

Alexander-Arnold has missed the last few matches due to injury, and it’s probably not just chance that Salah’s form has dipped and Liverpool has found it harder to create chances.

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“I think the creativity that he brings and the knack of drawing out defenders and midfielders to give Salah that space, we are seeing that now [while he is out injured],” former Reds winger Jermaine Pennant tells Liverpool.com.

“Especially with his balls into the box, his vision, his passing ability… we are kind of struggling on that front. Saying that, when Conor Bradley came on [against Fulham], he was getting forward and making runs into the box and they looked more dangerous.

“He’s still got that knack to want to get forward. They will miss Trent but they do need to get a player, left-back or right-back — or both in my eyes. Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen looks like a talent and he could be a player to maybe come in.”

Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold currently occupy Liverpool’s full-back positions as the first-choice options.

Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are Liverpool’s current first-choice full-backs (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Whoever is brought in, though, will inevitably be a different kind of player from Alexander-Arnold. The truth is, no one else approaches the role in the same way he does.

“Trent is irreplaceable in what he gives going forward,” Pennant continued. “His vision, his crossing, his set-pieces… I don’t think there is anyone out there who can do that going forward.

“But defensively, there are definitely better right-backs. I think there are right-backs out there who can give some of what Trent can offer going forward — pace and vision — but the passing ability, I don’t think there is anyone out there.”

Curtis Jones has recently been deployed in the position while Bradley recovers from injury, and Jarell Quansah has not contributed as much in possession. However, that trial was never expected to be a lasting solution.

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