Sometimes I think Salah even serves as a distraction to other team because while most of the defender's will be focused on him trying to stop him from scoring goals, he will be using that opportunity to create chances for others to score and win the game while their opponent keeps focus on him and lose the game, well the current curiosity most people have now is born out of the fact that since this season Liverpool have not played this long without Salah so they would want to see how we they will be able to perform in his absence for a few months.
What is a factor to consider is that Salah has always been a player who makes opposing players and defenders focus on him so that he can create opportunities for other players to score goals. And if the opponent doesn't focus on mistakes then it will also be very dangerous because Salah can score goals from any situation. So this is something that makes Salah so special in the Liverpool game. So as you said, I'm also curious about how Liverpool will perform if Salah is absent.