Khaberni - The Dutchman Arne Slot, Liverpool's coach, decided not to include his Egyptian star Mohamed Salah in the English team's lineup in their match against host Paris Saint-Germain in France.
And the Liverpool team was a guest at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening, at the "Prince's Park - Parc des Princes" in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
Arne Slot spoke about Salah sitting on the bench, saying to the British "TNT Sports" network shortly before the start of the game: "I think this may be one of the first times this season that I had to make very difficult decisions."
He added: "It's not the first time at all, but many times this season I haven't needed to make a decision (as difficult as this), as there were injuries or players unable to play for 90 minutes, so I had to rotate them with players playing 45 minutes."
Slot continued: "At this time of the season, I have players on the bench not just for the first time, but for the first time I have several players who can impact the match."
The Dutch coach continued: "It's not just about Mohamed Salah, but about Alexander Isak, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones, Federico Chiesa, Trey Njonye, and Rio Ngumuoha, it's completely normal for a club like ours, but unfortunately, it hasn't happened much this season."
Arne Slot sparked controversy by keeping star Mohamed Salah on the bench despite making five substitutions and the very poor performance of his team in the match that resulted in a 2-0 loss for the "Reds."
