Tim Sherwood leaves Mo Salah OUT of his Premier League team of the season so far – despite the Liverpool forward topping both the goals and assists charts

Tim Sherwood bizarrely left Mohamed Salah out of his Premier League team of the season so far.

The former Tottenham boss was tasked with selecting a best XI for the halfway point of the campaign without choosing more than one player from the same team.

With Liverpool storming to the top of the table following a phenomenal start under Arne Slot, Sherwood certainly had multiple candidates to pick from when he selected a representative from the Reds.

Arguably chief among those was Salah, who has recorded 30 goal contributions already and sits atop both the scoring and assist charts for the top flight.

However, Sherwood could find no place for the 32-year-old in his team, and instead selected Trent Alexander-Arnold as his one Liverpool player.

The omission of Salah stunned fans on social media, with many questioning how he could be left out after such a prolific start to the season.

The 32-year-old forward has enjoyed an exceptional start to the campaign under Arne Slot

But with the limitation of picking just one player per team, Sherwood instead opted for Salah’s Liverpool team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold

One wrote: ‘Bowen over Salah is all it takes to know the type of football knowledge some pundits actually have.’

Another agreed: ‘Sorry, I really don’t like Liverpool but it’s a crime that Salah isn’t on there.’

A third added: ‘Laughable, no Salah. Not to mention Guehi and Bowen in the team. Is Wood a joke to you? How bout Wissa and Mbeumo? Robinson easily takes Kerkez’s position as well. All round, a terrible line up.’

With Jordan Pickford selected in goal, Alexander-Arnold was joined in defence by Nottingham Forest’s Nikola Milenkovic, Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi and Bournemouth star Milos Kerkez.

Sherwood opted for a three-man midfield with Dejan Kulusevski of Spurs, Chelsea talisman Cole Palmer and Wolves’ Matheus Cunha.

For his front three Sherwood selected Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, West Ham star Jarrod Bowen and Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. 

Sherwood made headlines at the end of last season for an awkward pitchside interview with Cole Palmer after Chelsea defeated Newcastle.

‘All you need are some players to play with,’ Sherwood said, followed by an awkward silence as Palmer looked back at him with a blank expression.

‘I know you can’t say that, but I’m saying it. I just think you need more quality around you.’