Mo Salah

“I have not seen the same Mo Salah this year. He has signed a big contract that he wanted. “At that level or this level, if you knock off by half a percent or ...

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) Gameweek 6](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/columns/fantasy-premier-league-tips-tricks-gameweek-6) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@lfctransferroom?lang=en) ex-Reds manager Graeme Souness has claimed the Egyptian’s performances are not where they were a year ago. [Mohamed Salah](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-salah/profil/spieler/148455) drew a blank in Liverpool’s goalless draw against Everton on Saturday.

Liverpool's perennial top scorer Mohamed Salah has only scored two in his first six Premier League matches this season, with Jürgen Klopp needing to find a ...

[Kevin de Bruyne](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/fsg-liverpool-kevin-de-bruyne-24318329) trailing him (21). We want to have Mo there in the position and we want to have, and have had Mo, in central positions as well. One vital and pressing challenge Klopp faces is to restore the supply line to Salah in dangerous areas. I spoke a lot about it; I’m not sure I was clear enough exactly what I wanted in the first half." [Jürgen Klopp](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-season-prediction-24925884) fielded questions after Saturday’s goalless draw about why Salah was seemingly drifting wider than usual in games. Perhaps, if Souness wanted, he could use this drop-off to justify his argument, but it’s not as if Salah is offering nothing. It was Salah, let’s not forget, who thought he had won the league for Liverpool when he put the Reds in front against Wolves on the final day, only for the heartbreaking truth to quickly emerge. Salah was a mere fraction away from heroism and from producing another iconic moment in the modern history of Liverpool Football Club. This year, he finds himself below Aleksandar Mitrović of Fulham and Ivan Toney of Brentford, though both players admittedly have taken penalties. He may have only netted twice in his first six matches this season, but that’s not because he’s settled into his ‘armchair’. In tandem with that, his average xG per 90 has sunk from 0.8 to 0.52. Salah swept the ball goalwards first time with the side of his left foot and, via a slight touch from man-of-the-match Jordan Pickford, it came back off the post.

Graeme Souness believes Mohamed Salah has not looked the same player after being rattled by Lisandro Martinez during Liverpool's defeat to Manchester United ...

But he could have scored again in the last minute pretty much.’ ‘Actually we only recovered, we spoke a lot about it, I’m not sure I was clear enough in the first half what we wanted. Today especially we wanted to use the boys a bit more centrally, but we didn’t have a lot of time to train obviously. I’ve not seen the same Mo Salah since. I don’t think in the season he is too often wide, maybe today in a few moments yes. [Mohamed Salah](https://metro.co.uk/tag/mohamed-salah/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) has not looked the same player after being rattled by Lisandro Martinez during Liverpool’s defeat to [Manchester United](https://metro.co.uk/tag/manchester-united-fc/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK2) last week.

Graeme Souness believes Mohamed Salah is in very poor form right now. His 'armchair' comments are wide of the mark, however.

The goals will come but Salah is unquestionably having a positive effect on the team. He’s being forced very wide at the moment, resulting in fewer scoring opportunities. He could still have a few more things fall his way, while less attention from defenders would unlock his game further. And the Egyptian could have more. For one, he’s got two goals and two assists in six Premier League games. “I hope it’s not him getting semi in his armchair.

Take the game at Everton. Salah was barely in the game in the first half, yet by the end no Liverpool player had made more key passes and only Darwin Nunez had ...

But arguably more telling has been the poor form of right-wing partner Trent Alexander-Arnold and the constant issues in midfield. It may well prove pivotal as the Reds look to ensure they don't lose touch with the leading pack over the coming weeks. The first is the inevitable adaptation to a new-look attack with Sadio Mane having departed, not helped by Darwin Nunez's suspension and injury to Diogo Jota. Nunez, and to a lesser extent Luis Diaz, haven't yet built up the reputation of danger to be given such special treatment. Instead, the concern for Klopp is how to once again capitalise on his world-class talents. Salah demonstrated hints of linking up with Harvey Elliott, now more regular in that right midfield position, before the youngster's injury early last term, and while the equaliser against Newcastle showed signs of a growing partnership, it remains a work in progress. Salah was given poor service before half-time at Fulham yet produced an assist and goal in the second half. Having ended speculation over his future by penning a lucrative new long-term contract during the summer, the critics are also looking at the end to last season in which he netted only five times in his final 20 Liverpool matches. Well, he has been missing for the last three games." The problem isn't Salah himself. Take the game at Everton. Is that to do with the new centre-forward?

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness believes that Mo Salah hasn't been the same since the Reds suffered defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford last ...

“The rest of the game, Mo Salah looked for Martinez and looked for where he was. [Twitter with the FCA’s one-click Twitter link](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I%20am%20voting%20for%20%40Nominee%20in%20%40The_FCAs%20for%20%23Category&original_referer=https://footballcontentawards.com/2022/08/19/how-to-vote-in-the-2022-football-content-awards/) with: I am voting for @Empireofthekop in @The_FCAs for #BestClubContentCreator (Premier League) & more!](https://empireofthekop.substack.com/p/ep58-of-the-empire-of-the-kop-podcast#details) I’ve not seen the same Mo Salah since. [he hasn’t asked the former AS Roma man to adapt his style of play](https://www.empireofthekop.com/2022/09/04/221301/) following suggestions that the 30-year-old is operating far wider than what we’ve become accustomed to in recent years. [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-salah-souness-martinez-claim-27902304)).

A quick glance at Salah's goal output this season - three goals in seven games - would point to a player operating below his best, particularly when Golden Boot ...

But arguably more telling has been the poor form of right-wing partner Trent Alexander-Arnold and the constant issues in midfield. It may well prove pivotal as the Reds look to ensure they don't lose touch with the leading pack over the coming weeks. The first is the inevitable adaptation to a new-look attack with Sadio Mane having departed, not helped by Darwin Nunez's suspension and injury to Diogo Jota. Nunez, and to a lesser extent Luis Diaz, haven't yet built up the reputation of danger to be given such special treatment. Instead, the concern for Klopp is how to once again capitalise on his world-class talents. Salah demonstrated hints of linking up with Harvey Elliott, now more regular in that right midfield position, before the youngster's injury early last term, and while the equaliser against Newcastle showed signs of a growing partnership, it remains a work in progress. Salah was given poor service before half-time at Fulham yet produced an assist and goal in the second half. Having ended speculation over his future by penning a lucrative new long-term contract during the summer, the critics are also looking at the end to last season in which he netted only five times in his final 20 Liverpool matches. Well, he has been missing for the last three games." The problem isn't Salah himself. Take the game at Everton. Is that to do with the new centre-forward?

The Egyptian has not scored since the defeat at Man United in the Premier League fixture last month.

[Man United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) and in the first five minutes Martinez goes right through him. "I’ve not seen the same Mo Salah since. Despite Liverpool scoring nine at home to AFC Bournemouth, Salah missed a couple of guilt-edge chances for Jurgen Klopp's side that day.