Salah blow leaves Liverpool wrestling old demons when they least need it

Liverpool fans must feel like they’re stuck in a loop. Just when the team starts to find its rhythm, building momentum across cup and league games, along comes news of a major injury blow.

Mo Salah was ruled out of the Reds’ 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Saturday, and it remains to be seen just how long he’ll be sidelined.

There’s no soft landing when a player like Salah gets hurt. Every time he’s sidelined, the manager is left scramble to readjust the Reds’ attack, and the conversation...