""He deserves that because of the player he has been for this club and for his team-mates for six or seven years. It's completely normal. "If I don't play players I have just brought to the club we are already talking about it so then it is completely normal that people talk about it when he isn't playing. "Every player is in my mind to start a game of football because we have so many good players. Mo has been such an exceptional player for us. He is always in my mind to either start or come in.""
""He has done well," Slot said of Wirtz. "I wasn't surprised he was involved in the goal that we scored against Sunderland because he was one of the players who kept constantly trying and was creative. "You can see where his confidence"
Arne Slot insists Mohamed Salah remains firmly in contention to start matches despite beginning Liverpool's last two Premier League games on the bench. Salah has scored 250 goals for the club since joining in 2017 and has netted five goals so far this season after a slower start. Slot emphasized Salah's long-term contributions and the natural public reaction when a high-profile player is not selected. Florian Wirtz has yet to record a goal or assist this Premier League season but was involved in the Sunderland goal and has shown growing confidence since returning from a minor injury.
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