They aren't the only Liverpool players to dominate the discourse during a testing first two months of the season. But the immediate futures of Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah could now become entwined for Reds boss Arne Slot

Few could argue against Salah being nowhere near his devastating best this campaign, while Chiesa has predominantly made the most of his first-team opportunities with two goals and two assists in less than 180 minutes of action.

Salah has helped Egypt qualify for the World Cup this week and could be missing for up to 10 games from Christmas onwards due to participating in the Africa Cup of Nations for his country. And while Slot has tentatively earmarked Jeremie Frimpong for the right- flank role in Salah's absence, could Chiesa become a realistic option? The ECHO writers take a look...