Allardyce Criticises Salah After Slot Substitution

On the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, former England manager Sam Allardyce called Mohamed Salah a "big baby" after the striker was taken off in the 77th minute of Liverpool's 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest. Allardyce said Salah must stop blaming manager Arne Slot for his nine-game goal drought and focus on scoring.

Slot's decision was backed by data: Salah had no shots, won no duels and completed only 72% of his passes, with no dribbles and was beaten twice. The substitution allowed Rio Ngumoha to come on and help Liverpool secure the win, showing Slot was acting to keep the team competitive.