Jermaine Jenas thinks that Trent Alexander-Arnold exiting Liverpool has affected Mohamed Salah’s form this season.

The future of the Liverpool academy graduate was one of the most documented stories of the 2024-25 season, with the right-back often sending mixed signals about what his intentions were.

Although fans may have been happy to see the back of him after how he chose to leave Liverpool, now that we’re a decent way into the season, it’s clear that the Reds are missing his creativity.

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Jeremie Frimpong was brought in by Arne Slot to try and plug the gap left by the Englishman, but in reality, Alexander-Arnold’s exit has had a much bigger impact than anyone thought.

Jenas has now given his thoughts on Salah’s current situation and why the right-back’s exit has hindered him so much.

On paper, it looks like all the summer signings that Liverpool made were upgrades on the players they’ve replaced.

However, as the season has gone on, cracks have started to show, and it feels like too much has changed at Anfield in such a short space of time.

One of Salah’s biggest problems...