Why Salah's 'poor form' is good news for Liverpool

The Egyptian has not been at his brilliant best so far this season - but how good will the Reds be when he is?

It was a celebration that spoke of relief as much as anything.

As Roberto Firmino fired home Liverpool’s winning goal against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night , as Anfield exploded, one TV camera caught the reaction of Mohamed Salah, sat on the Reds’ bench.

Up went his arms, down went his water bottle. Off went the conspiracy theorists, speculating across social media about the Egyptian’s happiness or otherwise. Did he look angry? Frustrated? Jealous even?

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