The Egyptian star has played a lot of minutes this season, boasting 28 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions for the Anfield side.
He also played during the international break last week. In a World Cup qualifier, Senegal took Egypt to penalties before Salah missed his spot-kick as his side failed to make it to the big event in Qatar later this year.
Phillips believes Klopp may look to rest the forward with a huge game on Sunday on the horizon against their title rivals Manchester City.
He told Football Insider:
Phillips believes the amount of games that Salah is racking up may be leading to Liverpool’s star man tiring.
He continued:
He then touched on the massive clash with Manchester City on Sunday for which Salah needs to be at his best, as it would have implications for the EPL title race.
Phillips concluded:
Liverpool can defeat Benfica without Mohamed Salah
The Primeira Liga side are no trumps. They are a credible threat having eliminated the much-fancied Ajax in the Round of 16.
With Darwin Nunez in sensational form having scored 21 goals in 23 league games, they could spring a surprise.
But Klopp’s men have a huge number of attacking options at their disposal, even with Salah not in the side.
The likes of Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi can easily come in and replace the Egyptian should Klopp follow his prediction and rest the forward.
Liverpool are one of the tournament favorites alongside City but cannot afford to slip-up. Their squad, however, is so incredibly full of depth that, perhaps, resting Salah would be beneficial with the huge game at the weekend against Pep Guardiola’s side coming up.
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