Overview

• Liverpool lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Anfield, marking a third consecutive defeat in all competitions.
• Wayne Rooney said Mohamed Salah failed to help defensively against Chelsea and looked "a bit lost" over the past week.
• Salah has one Premier League goal from open play and two goals in total this season.
• Rooney proposed shifting Salah into a central role and using Florian Wirtz on the wing to protect the flank without losing goal threat.
• He also speculated that the arrivals of Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Wirtz may have unsettled Salah, with no response from the club or player reported.