It was the casual way Arne Slot threw out Mohamed Salah’s name in the Anfield press conference room early on Sunday evening which screamed his significance.
‘It is so difficult to win a game of football,’ Slot said. ‘People always feel like, “Ah, you’ve got Mo Salah, what are you talking about? He will always score a goal”. No — it is difficult.’
Salah does almost always score or assist a goal, actually. He has failed to produce one in just four of Liverpool’s 25 Premier League games this season, scored 38.