Gary Lineker says Mohamed Salah will not have appreciated being taken off by Arne Slot in the closing stages of Liverpool’s shock 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.

Liverpool got off to the worst possible start as Bryan Mbeumo struck just 63 seconds into the Premier League contest to silence Anfield, before Cody Gakpo made it all square in the 78th minute to set up a thrilling finish.

But a spirited United continued to press forward for a winner against their bitter rivals, which duly arrived as Harry Maguire thumped a towering header beyond Giorgi Mamardashvili with six minutes remaining of normal time.

With Liverpool desperately seeking an equaliser and staring down the barrel of a fourth straight loss in all competitions, Slot decided to bring off his talisman Salah, who had spurned a huge opportunity in the 65th minute.

Jeremie Frimpong was brought on in Salah’s place – Slot’s fifth and final substitution after Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Curtis Jones and Federico Chiesa had already been introduced.

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