Mohamed Salah has been an extended servant of Liverpool, and Anfield will maybe be by no means the identical with out the Egyptian. The 32-year-old’s latest emotional Instagram publish has Reds’ followers apprehensive, and they’re questioning, whether or not they should ‘now stroll alone’. Mohamed Salah’s Instagram publish has come rapidly, and followers are questioning whether or not it’s a warning of his time on the membership coming to an finish.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, proper, challenges for the ball with Brighton’s Pervis Estupinan. (AP Picture/Jon Tremendous)(AP)
Salah had not too long ago scored the winner as Liverpool beat Brighton on Saturday, to go two factors away from Manchester Metropolis on the high of the desk. His post-win celebrations have been additionally imagined to be linked with the considerably stalled contract talks between him and the membership.
In his publish, Salah mentioned, “Top of the table is where this club belongs. Nothing less. All teams win matches but there’s only 1 champion in the end. That’s what we want. Thank you for your support last night. No matter what happens, I will never forget what scoring at Anfield feels like.”
Liverpool go high of the desk
Liverpool, coming from behind, managed to defeat Brighton, owing to targets from Cody Gakpo and Salah inside two minutes within the second half.
On the identical day, Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis misplaced to Newcastle and Bournemouth respectively.
UK’s Mirror not too long ago reported that Salah is out of contract on the finish of the season with “no sign yet of any progression in talks of a new deal.”
Former title winner Micah Richards had also stressed thaty it’s important that Liverpool keep hold of their maverick star.
“He’s unbelievable, he’s excellent – 164 goals, past Robbie Fowler, chasing Thierry Henry,” Richards told Match of the Day.
“There’s been talk about contracts, are they going to renew or not? They’ve got to sign him! It’s imperative to give him a two-year deal at the end of the season. He’s 32 now, he’ll be 33 in the summer so it’ll take him to 35. The thing is with Mo Salah : he doesn’t have to play well to score big goals in big moments – and that is the difference between a very good player and a top player,” he added.
Talking after the win in opposition to Brighton, Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot didn’t say something about Salah. “It feels special because we faced Arsenal last week. They are a tough team with a clear vision for the game, and today we saw the same quality from City. Facing two top teams in quick succession had to come from behind in both matches to secure results, which made today particularly rewarding, not just because of the other outcomes,” he mentioned.
“What I do like a lot is that last week, two times we came one goal behind against Arsenal, 1-0 and 2-1, and two times we were able to fight ourselves back into the game,” he added.