Mo Salah has been left out of Liverpool‘s starting XI for their Champions League clash with Galatasaray in Istanbul.
Salah is in the travelling party but has not been selected by Arne Slot, who has also benched £125m signing Alexander Isak.
It is believed Slot has made the decision because of rotation, and not due to injury.
Salah and Isak have made way for Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike with Slot making four changes to the side that were beaten by Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Jeremie Frimpong starts as a replacement for Conor Bradley, despite the Liverpool boss publicly suggesting the £30m defender was at fault for Palace’s late winner at Selhurst Park.
The other alteration sees Curtis Jones come in for Alexis Mac Allister.Â
Mo Salah has been benched by Arne Slot for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Galatasaray
Arne Slot has opted to rotate his side for the tricky match against the Turkish side in Istanbul
Liverpool will be hoping to bounce back from the late defeat by Palace when they face Galatasaray at RAMS Park.
The Reds looked to have salvaged a point when Federico Chiesa equalised before Eddie Nketiah struck in stoppage time to hand Slot his first loss of the season.
Liverpool won their opening Champions League game of the new campaign, beating Atletico Madrid thanks to Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage-time header.
The clash at Anfield ended in controversial fashion as Diego Simeone was sent off following an angry confrontation with a fan.
UEFA announced on Tuesday that Simeone had been banned from the touchline for one match, while Liverpool have been fined £3,500 for ‘throwing objects’.Â
