January 1st 2024.
On Monday night, Mohamed Salah put in a magnificent performance to help Liverpool to a 4-2 win over Newcastle United. The Liverpool forward scored twice and added an assist to his name, but it also marked the last game for Salah before he joins the Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. With Salah potentially missing up to 8 games should Egypt reach the final of the AFCON in Ivory Coast, Jamie Carragher has named Harvey Elliot and Dominik Szoboszlai as two options to replace him.
Carragher commented on the situation, saying "It will be very interesting to see who he puts in that position. A lot of Liverpool’s attackers are right footed. They look okay on the left, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo can all do that but no one looks like they have the right balance to go on the right.
He then went on to mention the two possible replacements for Salah, saying "A couple of options could be Harvey Elliot. I think he is more of a midfield player, he lacks pace to play in the front three but he could do it. But also Szoboszlai. Liverpool have got a lot of midfield options now with Alexis Mac Allister back, Szoboszlai has played in that position for his former club."
Carragher went on to state that no one can replace Salah's goals, as he is an integral part of the team. Salah will miss at least four games for Liverpool, with Egypt's first game of the AFCON coming on January 14 against Mozambique. The round-of-16 fixture will be played on either January 28 or 29, depending on where they finish in the table, while the quarter finals will be played on February 2 and 3, and the semi-finals and final on February 7 and 11 respectively.
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